| TAG abbr. The Adjutant General |
tag 1 (t g)n. 1. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label: sale tags on all coats and dresses. 2. The plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace. 3. The contrastingly colored tip of an animal's tail. 4. Sports A bright piece of feather, floss, or tinsel surrounding the shank of the hook on a fishing fly. 5. a. A dirty, matted lock of wool. b. A loose lock of hair. 6. A rag; a tatter. 7. A small, loose fragment: I heard only tags and snippets of what was being said. 8. An ornamental flourish, especially at the end of a signature. 9. A designation or an epithet, especially an unwelcome one: He did not take kindly to the tag of pauper. 10. a. A brief quotation used in a discourse to give it an air of erudition or authority: Shakespearean tags. b. A cliché, saw, or similar short, conventional idea used to embellish a discourse: These tags of wit and wisdom bore me. c. The refrain or last lines of a song or poem. d. The closing lines of a speech in a play; a cue. 11. Computer Science a. A label assigned to identify data in memory. b. A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document. 12. Slang A graffito featuring a word or words, especially the author's name, rather than a picture: "Instead of a cursive linear tag, Super Kool painted his name along the exterior of a subway car in huge block pink and yellow letters" (Eric Scigliano). v. tagged, tag·ging, tags v.tr. 1. To label, identify, or recognize with or as if with a tag: I tagged him as a loser. See Synonyms at mark1. 2. To put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic or parking violation. 3. To charge with a crime: The suspect was tagged for arson. 4. To add as an appendage to: tagged an extra paragraph on the letter. 5. To follow closely: Excited children tagged the circus parade to the end of its route. 6. To cut the tags from (sheep). 7. To add a taggant to: explosives that were tagged with coded microscopic bits of plastic. 8. To mark or vandalize (a surface) with graffiti: tagged the subway walls. v.intr. To follow after; accompany: tagged after me everywhere; insisted on tagging along. [Middle English tagge, dangling piece of cloth on a garment, possibly of Scandinavian origin.] tag  ger n. |
| tag 2 (tg) n. 1. Games A children's game in which one player pursues the others until he or she is able to touch one of them, who then in turn becomes the pursuer. 2. Baseball The act of putting out a base runner who is not on a base by touching that player with the ball. 3. Sports The act of touching a player as a substitute for tackling in touch football. tr.v. tagged, tag·ging, tags Phrasal Verb: 1. To touch (another player) in the game of tag. 2. Baseball To touch (a base runner) with the ball in order to put that player out. 3. Sports To touch (the runner) as a substitute for tackling in touch football. tag up Baseball To return to and touch a base with one foot before running to the next base after a fielder has caught a fly ball. [Perhaps variant of Scots tig, touch, tap, probably alteration of Middle English tek.] |
tag1
n
1. a piece or strip of paper, plastic, leather, etc., for attaching to something by one end as a mark or label a price tag
2. (Law) an electronic device worn, usually on the wrist or ankle, by an offender serving a noncustodial sentence, which monitors the offender's whereabouts by means of a link to a central computer through the telephone system Also called electronic tag
3. a small piece of material hanging from or loosely attached to a part or piece
4. a point of metal or other hard substance at the end of a cord, lace, etc., to prevent it from fraying and to facilitate threading
5. an epithet or verbal appendage, the refrain of a song, the moral of a fable, etc.
6. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a brief quotation, esp one in a foreign language his speech was interlarded with Horatian tags
7. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar
a. Also called tag question a clause added on to another clause to invite the hearer's agreement or conversational cooperation. Tags are usually in the form of a question with a pronoun as subject, the antecedent of which is the subject of the main clause; as isn't it in the bread is on the table, isn't it?
b. a linguistic item added on to a sentence but not forming part of it, as John in are you there, John?
8. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an ornamental flourish as at the end of a signature
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the contrastingly coloured tip to an animal's tail
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a matted lock of wool or hair
11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a strand of tinsel, wire, etc., tied to the body of an artificial fly
12. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Slang a graffito consisting of a nickname or personal symbol
vb tags, tagging, tagged (mainly tr)
1. to mark with a tag
2. (Law) to monitor the whereabouts of (an offender) by means of an electronic tag
3. to add or append as a tag
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to supply (prose or blank verse) with rhymes
5. (intr; usually foll by on or along) to trail (behind) many small boys tagged on behind the procession
6. to name or call (someone something) they tagged him Lanky
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to cut the tags of wool or hair from (an animal)
8. Slang to paint one's tag on (a building, wall, etc.)
[of uncertain origin; related to Swedish tagg point, perhaps also to tack1]
tag2
n
1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) Also called tig a children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to catch one of them who will then become the chaser
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) the act of tagging one's partner in tag wrestling
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) (modifier) denoting or relating to a wrestling contest between two teams of two wrestlers, in which only one from each team may be in the ring at one time. The contestant outside the ring may change places with his team-mate inside the ring after touching his hand
vb tags, tagging, tagged (tr)
1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) to catch (another child) in the game of tag
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) (in tag wrestling) to touch the hand of (one's partner)
[perhaps from tag1]
| tag (tg) A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document. Tags are enclosed in a pair of angle brackets that indicate to the browser how the text is to be displayed. |
Tag the rabble; the lowest class of the populace, 1607. See also rag-tag.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tag - a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object dog tag - metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number dog tag - military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck name tag - a tag showing the name of the person who wears it price tag - a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to |
| 2. | tag - a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word" label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object | |
| 3. |  tag - a small piece of cloth or paper piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric pine-tar rag - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip | |
| 4. | tag - a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser tag - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) child's game - a game enjoyed by children | |
| 5. | tag - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" tag - a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser | |
| Verb | 1. |  tag - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" attach - cause to be attached brandmark, trademark, brand - mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter" point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics calibrate - mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" code - attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" badge - put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged" |
| 2. | tag - touch a player while he is holding the ball baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" nab - tag the base runner to get him out | |
| 3. | tag - provide with a name or nickname | |
| 4. |  tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" tag along - go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends" | |
| 5. | tag - supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes |
tag
noun
1. label, tab, sticker, note, ticket, slip, flag, identification, marker, flap, docket Staff wore name tags and called inmates by their first names.
2. identity, name, label, description, denomination, characterization Jazz is starting to lose its elitist tag.
verb
1. label, mark, flag, ticket, identify, earmark Important trees were tagged to protect them from machinery.
2. name, call, label, term, style, dub, nickname, christen The critics still tagged him with his old name.
Translations
tag [tæg]
A. N
1. (= label) → etiqueta f, marbete m; (on shoelace) → herrete m; (for identification) → chapa f; (= surveillance device) → etiqueta f personal de control
name tag → etiqueta f de identificación
see also price C
name tag → etiqueta f de identificación
see also price C
2. (= game) to play tag → jugar al cogecoge or (LAm) a la pega
3. (= cliché) → tópico m, dicho m, lugar m común; (= catchword) → muletilla f; (= quotation) → cita f trillada; (= proverb) → refrán m
4. (Ling) (also tag question) → cláusula f final interrogativa
C. VI to tag after sb → seguir a algn
tag along VI + ADV we don't want your brother tagging along → no queremos que tu hermano se nos pegue
there was another boat tagging along behind us → había otro barco que nos seguía
there was another boat tagging along behind us → había otro barco que nos seguía
tag on
A. VT + ADV → añadir
B. VI + ADV to tag on to sb → pegarse a algn
tag [ˈtæg]
n
(= label) → étiquette f
price tag (= label) → étiquette f (= asking price) → prix m
name tag → badge m
Everyone at the party wore a name tag → Tout le monde à la fête portait un badge.
price tag (= label) → étiquette f (= asking price) → prix m
name tag → badge m
Everyone at the party wore a name tag → Tout le monde à la fête portait un badge.
(for surveillance, security) → étiquette f
electronic tag → étiquette f électronique
security tag → étiquette f antivol
electronic tag → étiquette f électronique
security tag → étiquette f antivol
(= name) → étiquette f
In Britain jazz is losing its elitist tag → En Grande-Bretagne, le jazz perd son étiquette élitiste.
In Britain jazz is losing its elitist tag → En Grande-Bretagne, le jazz perd son étiquette élitiste.
(= quotation) → cote f
tag
tag:
n
(= label) → Schild(chen) nt; (on clothes, with maker’s name) → Etikett nt; (with owner’s name) → Namensschild(chen) nt; (= loop) → Aufhänger m; (= electronic tag) → elektronische Markierung; (fig: = description) → Bezeichnung f; the cattle had metal tags in their ears → die Rinder hatten Blechmarken in den Ohren
(Gram: = question tag) → Bestätigungsfrage f
(= game) → Fangen nt
vt
specimen → mit Schildchen versehen; cattle → (mit Blechmarke) zeichnen; garment, goods → etikettieren; (with price) → auszeichnen; (with owner’s name) → (mit Namensschildchen) zeichnen; suitcase → mit einem Anhänger versehen; offender (with electronic tag) → mit einer elektronischen Markierung versehen; (fig: = describe) → bezeichnen
(US Mot inf) → einen Strafzettel verpassen (+dat)
vi to tag behind or after somebody → hinter jdm hertrotten or -zockeln (inf)
tag:
tag question
n → Bestätigungsfrage f
tag rope
n (Sport) → Seil nt (beim tag wrestling)
tag sale
n (US) privater Verkauf von Haushaltsgegenständen und Trödel
tag wrestler
n → Ringer(in) m(f) (beim tag wrestling)
tag wrestling
n Ringkampf zwischen 2 Ringerpaaren, wobei immer 2 auf der Matte sind, während die 2 Auswechselkämpfer an den Seilen warten
tag [tæg] n
b. (game) → chiapparello
tag along vi + adv → andare (or venire)
do you mind if I tag along? → ti dispiace se vengo anch'io?
to tag along behind sb → andare (or venire) dietro a qn
do you mind if I tag along? → ti dispiace se vengo anch'io?
to tag along behind sb → andare (or venire) dietro a qn
tag on vt + adv to tag sth on (to the end of sth) → aggiungere qc (alla fine di qc)
n tag [tӕg]
1 a label a price-tag; a name-tag. merker لاصِقَه، بِطاقَه етикет štítek, visačka seddel; -seddel das Etikett ετικέτα etiqueta lipik برچسب lappu étiquette תַווִית लेबल etiketa, privješena cedulja cédula, címke label miði, merki etichetta, targhetta 札 꼬리표 etiketė, kortelė etiķete; birka; firmas zīme tanda; teg etiket etikett, (pris-/navne)lapp etykieta, przywieszka etiqueta etichetă бирка; ценник štítok, visačka etiketa oznaka lapp, märke, etikett แถบป้ายบอกข้อมูล etiket 標籤 ярлик; етикетка ليبل nhãn (hàng, giá) 标签
2 a saying or quotation that is often repeated a well-known Latin tag. spreuk كَلام مأثور يُسْتَشْهَد بِه клише rčení, citát talemåde; citat bekanntes Zitat τετριμμένη φράση, ρητό cita; coletilla, muletilla kõnekäänd اصطلاح sanonta cliché צִטָטָה प्रचलित मुहावरा otrcan citat, izreka elcsépelt szólás klise (útþvæld) tilvitnun, tugga citazione きまり文句 상투적 인용구 posakis teiciens; citāts petikan gemeenplaats fast uttrykk; velkjent sitat sentencja citação clişeu избитая фраза fráza, citát rek izreka kliché, sentens สำนวนหรือประโยค sıkça yinelenen söz, klişe 口頭禪 заяложена фраза مقولہ، محاورہ câu nói được nhắc đi nhắc lại 口头禅
3 something small that is added on or attached a question-tag such as `isn't it?' refrein إضافَه допълнение poutko; čudlík tillæg der Zusatz ερωτηματική φράση στο τέλος πρότασης cabo saba, märgend آویزه؛ ضمیمه liite bout תָג जोड़ी जा सकने वाली कोई छोटी चीज dodatak (pitanju), uzrečica utókérdés tambahan viðkvæði appendice, aggiunta 付加疑問 반복 어구 priedas piebilde soalan tempelan aanhangsel tillegg; vedlegg dodatek apêndice adaos добавление, приложение pútko; krátka otázka pristavek, privesek; vprašalna fraza fraza bihang, påhäng คำลงท้าย 'değil mi?' li soru cümlesi 附加句 додаток تتمہ thứ nhỏ được gắn thêm vào 附加句
4 a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them to play tag. aan-aan إمْسِكْني: لُعْبَة أطْفال гоненица hra na honěnou tagfat das Fangen κυνηγητό corre que te pillo kullimäng گرگم به هوا hippa jeu du chat perché “תוֹפֶסֶת” बच्चों का एक खेल dječja igra lovice fogócska permainan kejar-kejaran chiapparello 鬼ごっこ 술래잡기 liestynės sunīšu´ rotaļa main kejar-kejar tikkertje sisten (lek) [] w łapanego салки naháňačka, chytačka lovljenje igra šuge tafatt การเล่นไล่จับของเด็ก 'elim sende' oyunu 追人遊戲 гра в квача بچوں کا ايک کھيل trò chơi đuổi bắt 追人游戏
v – past tense, past participle tagged –
to put a tag or label on something All the clothes have been tagged. gemerk يُلْصِق بِطاقَة أسْعار маркирам přivěsit visačku mærke etikettieren,auszeichnen περνώ ετικέτα etiquetar; marcar märgistama, märgendama برچسب زدن به kiinnittää lappu marquer, étiqueter לְהַצמִיד תַווִית ל- बांधना etiketirati, obilježiti robu cédulát tesz vmire; címkéz memasang label merkja etichettare 札をつける 꼬리표를 달다 (kam) pritvirtinti etiketę/kortelę pielikt etiķeti/birku meletakkan tanda harga etiketteren merke (med etikett/prislapp) znakować, etykietować etiquetar a pune/a ataşa o etichetă прикреплять бирку pripevniť visačku etiketirati staviti nalepnicu sätta lapp (märke, etikett) på, märka ติดป้าย etiket takmak 加標籤於...上 причіплювати ярлик نشان لگانا، ليبل لگانا khâu, đính 加标签于...上
tag along
to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted We never get away from him – everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)! saamgaan, saamkom يَلْحَق شَخْصا آخر دون أن يكونَ مَرْغوبا мъкна се с přidat se k hæfte sig på hinterherlaufen ακολουθώ κατά πόδας pegar(se) a alguien sabas jõlkuma, kannul käima دنبال کسی یا چیزی رفتن؛ تعقیب کردن roikkua mukana suivre, traîner derrière לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי- का साथ देना, के पीछे चलना slijediti, vući se za kime lóg vkin menguntit fylgja á eftir aggregarsi, accodarsi つきまとう 언제나 따라다니다 vilktis iš paskos sekot; vilkties līdz (kādam) mengekori achternalopen henge seg på noen chodzić jak cień (za) andar atrás (de) a se ţine după следовать по пятам pridať sa k slediti kot senca prilepiti se hänga i hälarna ติดตาม peşine takılmak （令人討厭的）追隨 іти назирці کسي کي مرضي کے خلاف کسي کے ساتھ جانا bám đuôi （令人讨厌的）追随
tag on
1 (usually withatorto) to attach (something) to something These comments weren't part of his speech – he just tagged them on at the end. aanlas يُلْصِق، يَزيد прикрепвам dostatečně připojit tilføje anhängen (προσ)κολλώ añadir külge kinnitama, lisama افزودن؛ وصل کردن liittää ajouter (après coup) (à) לְצַרֵף जोड़ देना dodati, nadovezati hozzáfűz vmit vmihez menambahkan bæta við aggiungere つけ足す 부가하다 pridėti, pridurti pievienot; pielikt menambahkan vastknopen feste på, føye til przyczepiać acrescentar a adăuga добавлять dodatočne pripojiť dodati nadovezati se lägga till, tillfoga เติม eklemek 附加 додавати شامل کرنا gắn thêm vào 附加
2 to follow (someone) closely The child always tags on to his elder brother. volg يَتْبَع عَن قُرْب следвам jít v patách rende i hælene hinterherlaufen ακολουθώ κατά πόδας ir pisando los talones a alguien, seguir de cerca, ir pegado a alguien (kellegi) sabas käima دنبال کسی یا چیزی رفتن seurata coller aux talons de לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי - नकल करना slijediti, zalijepiti se za koga lóg vkin mengikuti elta aggregarsi, accodarsi つきまとう 감시하다 sekioti sekot pa pēdām mengekori rapat di blkg achternalopen traske i hælene på nie opuszczać na krok grudar-se em a se ţine după следовать по пятам ísť v pätách biti za petami slediti hänga i hälarna ติด peşinden gitmek 尾隨 причіплюватися; іти назирці پيچھے پيچے چلنا bám theo 尾随
TAG → علامة visačka mærke Schild ταμπέλα etiqueta lappu étiquette oznaka etichetta 付け札 꼬리표 etiket merkelapp metka etiqueta ярлык etikett แถบป้ายบอกข้อมูล etiket nhãn 标签
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