brand

Noun

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis
    

• a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

• identification mark on skin, made by burning

• a recognizable kind
  • there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
    
  • what make of car is that?
    

• a name given to a product or service

Verb

• mark or expose as infamous
  • She was branded a loose woman
    

• mark with a brand or trademark
  • when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price
    

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  • He denounced the government action
    
  • She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
    

• burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sword , blade , steel , mark , stigma , stain , firebrand , make , trade name , brand name , marque , post , trademark , brandmark , stigmatize , stigmatise , denounce