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# label

noun (a label, labels); verb (label, labels, labelled/labeled, labelling/labeling)

«label» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A label is a small piece of paper, cloth or plastic on something that gives information about it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#m1)
2. To label something is to put a label on it or write names on its parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#m2)
3. To label a diagram is to write the names of its parts with lines pointing to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#m3)
4. To label someone is to describe them with a word, often unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and maths, you label diagrams, axes on graphs and parts of a plant. In everyday safety, read labels on food (allergies, sell-by dates), medicine (how much to take) and cleaning products (warning signs). Clothes labels tell you size and how to wash them. Phrases: label the diagram, price label, warning label, name label, label the axes.

### Examples

- Label the parts of the flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x1)
- Read the label before you take any medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x2)
- Put a name label on your lunch box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x3)
- The label says the jumper must be washed cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x4)
- Label both axes on your bar chart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x5)
- This label warns that the product is poisonous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x6)
- It's unkind to label someone as lazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x7)
- Its china label was quite coated over with dirt and cobwebs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/#x8)

### Note

British spelling: labelled, labelling; American spelling: labeled, labeling. On a graph, labels must include units, like "time (seconds)". Food labels list allergens, often in bold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «label» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/label/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«label» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/label.html) on Mova free.