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What does “tag” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tag” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc..

tag

noun

  1. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

    Synonymsticket

  2. a label associated with something for the purpose of identification

    “semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word”

  3. a small piece of cloth or paper

    Synonymsragshredtag endtatter

  4. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

  5. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

verb

  1. attach a tag or label to

    “label these bottles”

    Synonymslabelmark

  2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

  3. provide with a name or nickname

  4. go after with the intent to catch

    “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”

    “the dog chased the rabbit”

    Synonymschasechase aftertrailtailgive chasedoggo aftertrack

  5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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