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tag

UK/taɡ/ US/tæɡ/ common informal slang us
verb (5) noun (4)

verb

1.

attach a tag or label to

  • “label these bottles”
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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”
Synonyms
5.

supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

noun

1.
2.
3.

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

4.

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

Origin

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

Phrases

  • bag and tag
  • ink tag
  • on tag
  • phone tag
  • swing tag
  • tag alder
  • tag along
  • tag and rag
  • tag off
  • tag on
  • tag out
  • tag up

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