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How to pronounce brand
Say it like this: /ˈbɹænd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does brand mean?
nounA mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
“The indelible word "homosexual," like a brand that grew deeper and redder every day, became increasingly hard to conceal and to ignore.”
A branding iron.
The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
verbTo 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.”
To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
“The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.”
To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
“Her face is branded upon my memory.”
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