tag
/tæɡ/noun, verb1 syllable
Tag means: go after with the intent to catch.
Synonyms for tag30
noun, as in a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
verb, as in go after with the intent to catch
What does tag mean?10
verb
go after with the intent to catch“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
attach a tag or label to“label these bottles”
touch a player while they are holding the ball
provide with a name or nickname
supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
noun
a small piece of cloth
a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
a label associated with something for the purpose of identification“semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word”
a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with tag?18
Tag in a sentence
- I attached my name-tag to my baggage, but it soon came off.unknown
- I wanted to play tag with the other children, but they wouldn't let me.CK
- Some visitors had recently arrived by plane, wheeling luggage with baggage claim tags.Hybrid
- You can delete anyone's tags, not just your own.cykel
- This shirt doesn't have a price tag on it.CK
- Put a tag on the pages you want copied.unknown
- There are a few boys playing tag in the park.CK
- Could you take off the price tag for me?CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of tag
as a noun
- plural
- tags
as a verb
- past tense
- tagged
- present participle
- tagging
- third-person singular
- tags
- past participle
- tagged