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TAG/tæɡ/

Pluraltags, tagin, tagim

Verbtags, tagging, tagged

33 meanings of tag

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info labelnouncountable
A small piece of paper or plastic attached to something to give information about it.
The price tag on the jacket said forty dollars.
She wrote her name on a tag and tied it to her suitcase.
UsageSay price tag or name tag.
Similarlabel, ticket
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playground gamenoununcountable
A children's game where one player chases the others and tries to touch them.
The kids played tag in the yard until dinner.
In tag, whoever gets touched becomes 'it' and has to chase everyone else.
UsageSay children play tag.
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keywordnouncountable
A word or short phrase you add to a photo, video, or post so people can find it later.
Like a sticky note on a folder that tells you what is inside.
She added the tag 'vacation' to all her beach photos.
If you use the right tags, more people will find your video.
Similarkeyword, label
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add keywordverbtransitive
To add a keyword to a photo, file, or post so it is easy to find later.
You can tag your photos by place to find them quickly.
She tagged all her recipes as 'dinner' or 'dessert.'
UsageSay tag files with keywords, or tag songs by genre.
Similarlabel, categorize, classify, index
Oppositeuntag
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name in postverbtransitive
To add someone's name to an online post so they see it and get a link to it.
Tag me in the photo so I can share it.
She tagged her brother in the birthday video.
UsageSay tag a friend in a photo.
Oppositeuntag
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ID platenounUScountable
A license plate on a car, or a small metal piece showing a name or ID number.
The police checked the truck's tag and let him go.
Every soldier wears a metal tag with their name on it.
UsageFor a car, many people say license plate or number plate.
Similarplate
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attach labelverbtransitive
To put a tag or label on something, or to mark it as being a certain kind of thing.
Like putting a name sticker on your lunchbox.
Store workers tag every item with its price.
She tagged all her bags before the flight.
Similarlabel, mark
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web codenouncountable
A short piece of code in a web page that marks where a part begins or ends.
Like quotation marks that show where a piece of speech starts and stops.
Every heading on the page starts with the same tag.
If you forget to close a tag, the page can look broken.
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go alongverbintransitive
To follow someone closely or go along with them.
Can I tag along when you go to the mall?
Her little sister tagged after her all afternoon.
UsageUsually used as tag along or tag after someone.
Similartrail, follow
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graffiti namenouncountable
A name written in spray paint in a special style, used like a signature.
His tag appeared on walls all over the neighborhood.
She practiced her tag in a notebook before painting it anywhere.
Similarsignature
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touch (game)verbtransitive
To catch another player and touch them while playing the game of tag.
If I tag you, you have to chase everyone else.
She tagged her brother right before he reached the tree.
Similarcatch, touch
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write graffitiverbtransitive
To write your special signature on a wall or other surface with paint or marker.
Someone tagged the school wall over the weekend.
Kids tag the trains at night when the yard is empty.
Similardeface
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get runner outverbtransitive
In baseball, to touch a runner with the ball to get them out.
The catcher tagged the runner at home plate.
You have to tag him before he gets back to the base.
UsageSay tag the runner.
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baseball touchnouncountable
In baseball, touching a runner with the ball to get them out.
The catcher made the tag just before the runner's foot hit the plate.
One quick tag at second base ended the inning.
UsageSay apply the tag.
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aliasnounslangcountable
A person's name, especially in casual talk.
Everyone at the skate park knew him only by his tag, Rocket.
He goes by a different tag online than at school.
UsageSay What's your tag?
Similarhandle, moniker, nickname, name
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skin flapnouncountable
A small, soft flap of skin that hangs off the body.
Like a tiny flap hanging from a piece of cloth.
The doctor said the small skin tag on his neck was harmless.
Small tags of skin often appear in the folds of the body.
UsagePeople say skin tag.
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signed namenouncountable
A person's own name or mark used as a signature.
Like writing your name to show something is yours.
Every song he makes starts with his producer tag.
The DJ's voice tag plays at the start of every mix.
Similarsignature, mark
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attach to endverbtransitive
To join one thing onto another so it stays in place.
Like clipping a key onto a keyring.
She likes to tag a small note onto every gift she sends.
He tagged a quick question onto the end of the meeting.
UsageSay tag something onto the end.
Similarattach, fasten, fix, secure
Oppositedetach, unfasten
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end scene (TV)nouncountable
The short last scene of a TV show, often about a small side story.
Like the short clip that plays after a movie's credits.
The episode's tag showed the two friends laughing in the kitchen.
Many sitcoms save a quick joke for the tag.
Similarepilogue, stinger
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dialogue phrasenouncountable
A few words in a story that show who said something, like "she asked."
Like a name label that tells you who is talking.
Every line of speech ended with a simple tag like "he said."
In dialogue, a simple tag like "she said" usually works best.
UsagePeople also say dialogue tag.
Similarattribution
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song endingnouncountable
The last line of a song's chorus, sung again to show the song is ending.
Like saying goodbye twice before you hang up the phone.
The singer repeated the tag twice before the music faded.
Audiences clapped as the band reached the final tag.
Similarcoda
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lace tipnouncountable
The hard tip at the end of a shoelace that stops it from fraying.
Without its metal tag, the end of the lace began to fray.
She pushed the lace tag through the small hole.
Similaraglet
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hit hardverbcolloquialtransitive
To hit a ball really hard.
Like smacking a ball as hard as you can.
Batters tag the ball hard when they get a good pitch.
She tagged the ball deep into left field.
Similarsmash, crush, belt
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have sexverbslangvulgartransitive
A rude slang way of saying to have sex with someone, usually a man with a woman.
He spent the whole night trying to tag the woman he had met at the bar.
He bragged to his friends that he had tagged her after the party.
Similarbed
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hanging bitnouncountable
A small part that hangs from or sticks out of something bigger.
Like a small handle sticking out from a drawer.
A loose tag of thread hung from the bottom of his shirt.
A tag of torn paper still hung from the edge of the poster.
Similartab, flap
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noun
A short piece added to a protein to help scientists clean, dissolve, or see it.
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noundated
The last words of an actor's lines that tell the next actor to start.
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nounrare
A strong, stiff kind of cardboard used to make labels and tickets.
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noun
A lump of wool hanging from a sheep, stuck together with its droppings.
30
noun
Worthless things, or people seen as the lowest kind.
31
noun
A young sheep, less than a year old.
32
verb
To cut lumps of wool stuck with droppings off a sheep.
33
noun
A tiny crown-like mark added above certain letters in Jewish holy scrolls.

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Origin

From Middle English tagge, meaning a small piece hanging from clothing. It probably came from a North Germanic language.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

Tag comes from Middle English tagge, meaning a small piece hanging from clothing, probably of North Germanic origin. en.wiktionary.org