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UK
/lˈeɪbəl/
]
[ US /ˈɫeɪbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫeɪbəɫ/ ]
VERB
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assign a label to; designate with a label
These students were labelled `learning disabled' - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
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pronounce judgment on
They labeled him unfit to work here - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
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attach a tag or label to
label these bottles
NOUN
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trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent - a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
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a brief description given for purposes of identification
the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
How To Use label In A Sentence
- It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year? SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
- (12 May 2006) - Three years in the business might seem like a too-brief span for a retrospective, but since 2003, Washington D. C.-based quartet the Fort Knox Five founded their own record label (called Fort Knox Recordings), remixed the likes of Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, And Tower of Power, and collaborated with hip hop's elder statesman Africa Bambaataa-not to mention all the bodies they've got moving on the ... Cool Hunting
- While I am a beretta owner, I have found the red labels to be fairly similar to berettas in terms of dependability, performance, and workmanship. while they aren't cheap, they're about $1800 new I think, and I have seen good used ones offered for just over $1000. The Ten Best Best Bargains In Shotgunning
- Surely you appreciate that for those who regularly attack Israel and its suporters, “Likud” is a label fraught with negative implications that have nothing to do with the political realities within Israel. The Volokh Conspiracy » Human Rights Watch Update
- When the dork came to bat, he was waving the bat back and forth with the label aimed straight at the pitcher. WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR?
- The label location diagram certainly sniffs of this accessory being in the right shape. Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets
- In ways often too subtle to be conscious but sometimes overt, I believe, blacks remain devalued in American schools, where, for example, a recent national survey shows that through high school they are still more than twice as likely as white children to receive corporal punishment, be suspended from school, or be labeled mentally retarded. Race and the Schooling of Black Americans
- Measures designed to promote and protect local educational values could be labelled as ‘barriers to trade’.
- In the VIP section, or VNP (Very Nice People) as Innocent called it, we amused ourselves by reading a stash of Innocent bottle labels.
- Sophie's more casual outfit consists of a black Powerline stretch sleeveless top, Kismet's own label sarong, and an orange, multi-strand bugle bead bracelet.
