Definition of label verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
label
verb
ˈleɪbl ˈleɪbl
labelling, labelled, especially USlabeling, labeled[often passive]1label somethingto fix a label on something or write information on somethingWe carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date.The file was labelled ‘Private’.2to describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially unfairlylabel somebody/something (as) something| label somebody/something + nounHe was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues.label somebody/something + adjectiveIt is unfair to label a small baby as naughty.