📖 Definitions of "Brand"
noun
- 1
A conflagration; a flame.
- 2
A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
"To burn something to brands and ashes."
- 3
A torch used for signaling.
- 4
A sword.
verb
- 1
To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
"When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up."
- 2
To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
"The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime."
- 3
To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
"Her face is branded upon my memory."
- 4
To stigmatize, label (someone).
"He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story."
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