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tag ¹  (tg)

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.

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[Middle English tagge, dangling piece of cloth on a garment, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

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tagger n.

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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

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.

Phrasal Verb:

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.

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[Perhaps variant of Scots tig, touch, tap, probably alteration of Middle English tek.]

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tag ¹

Noun

1. a piece of paper, leather, etc., for attaching to something as a mark or label: the price tag

2. a point of metal or plastic at the end of a cord or lace

3. a brief trite quotation

4. an electronic device worn by a prisoner under house arrest so that his or her movements can be monitored

5. Slang a graffito consisting of a nickname or personal symbol

Verb

[tagging, tagged]

to mark with a tag

See also tag along, tag on [origin unknown]

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tag ²

Noun

a children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to touch one of them, who will then become the chaser

Verb

[tagging, tagged]

to catch and touch (another child) in the game of tag Also: (tig) [origin unknown]

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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.

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Tag the rabble; the lowest class of the populace, 1607. See also rag-tag.

Thesaurus

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. ticket 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       rag, tag end, tatter, shred 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, label 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 call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
	4.	tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase, chase after, trail, track 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 poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form rhyme, rime - compose rhymes

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tag

noun 1. label, tab, sticker, note, ticket, slip, flag, identification, marker, flap, docket

verb 2. label, mark, flag, ticket, identify, earmark

verb 3. name, call, label, term, style, dub, nickname, christen

Translations

tag [tæg] n (= label) → etiqueta;

price/name tag → etiqueta del precio/con el nombre

tag along vi to tag along with sb → engancharse a algn

tag [tæg] n → étiquette f;

price/name tag → étiquette (portant le prix/le nom)

tag along vi → suivre

tag [tæg] n (label) → Anhänger m;

price/name tag → Preis-/Namensschild nt;

(electronic) tag → (elektronische) Fußfessel f

tag along tag vi → sich anschließen

tag [tæg] n → etichetta;

price/name tag → etichetta del prezzo/con il nome

tag along vi → seguire

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tag

n tag [tӕg]

1 a label a price-tag; a name-tag.merkerلاصِقَه، بِطاقَهетикетštítek, visačkaseddel; -seddeldas Etikettετικέταetiquetalipikبرچسبlappuétiquetteתַווִיתलेबलetiketa, privješena ceduljacédula, címkelabelmiði, merkietichetta, targhetta札꼬리표etiketė, kortelėetiķete; birka; firmas zīmetanda; tegetiketetikett, (pris-/navne)lappetykieta, przywieszkaetiquetaetichetăбирка; ценникštítok, visačkaetiketaoznakalapp, märke, etikettแถบป้ายบอกข้อมูลetiket標簽ярлик; етикеткаليبلnhãn (hàng, giá)标签

2 a saying or quotation that is often repeated a well-known Latin tag.spreukكَلام مأثور يُسْتَشْهَد بِهклишеrčení, citáttalemåde; citatbekanntes Zitatτετριμμένη φράση, ρητόcita; coletilla, muletillakõnekäändاصطلاحsanontaclichéצִטָטָהप्रचलित मुहावराotrcan citat, izrekaelcsépelt szólásklise(útþvæld) tilvitnun, tuggacitazioneきまり文句판에 박힌 인용 어구posakisteiciens; citātspetikangemeenplaatsfast uttrykk; velkjent sitatsentencjacitaçãoclişeuизбитая фразаfráza, citátrekizrekakliché, sentensสำนวนหรือประโยคsıkça yinelenen söz, klişe口頭禪заяложена фразаمقولہ، محاورہcâu 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?'refreinإضافَهдопълнениеpoutko; čudlíktillægder Zusatzερωτηματική φράση στο τέλος πρότασηςcabosaba, märgendآویزه؛ ضمیمهliitekysymysboutתָגजोड़ी जा सकने वाली कोई छोटी चीजdodatak (pitanju), uzrečicautókérdéstambahanviðkvæðiappendice, aggiunta付加疑問부전; 덧붙이는 문구priedaspiebildesoalan tempelanaanhangseltillegg; vedleggdodatekapêndiceadaosдобавление, приложениеpútko; krátka otázkapristavek, privesek; vprašalna frazafrazabihang, påhängคำลงท้าย'değil mi?' li soru cümlesi附加句додатокتتمہthứ 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-aanإمْسِكْني: لُعْبَة أطْفالгоненицаhra na honěnoutagfatdas Fangenκυνηγητόque te corre pillokullimängگرگم به هواjeu du chat perché“תוֹפֶסֶת”बच्चों का एक खेलdječja igra lovicefogócskapermainan kejar-kejaranchiapparello鬼ごっこliestynės´sunīšu´ rotaļamain kejar-kejartikkertjesisten (lek)[] w łapanegoсалкиnaháňačka, chytačkalovljenjeigra šugetafattการเล่นไล่จับของเด็ก'elim sende' oyunu追人游戲гра в квачаبچوں کا ايک کھيلtrò 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.gemerkيُلْصِق بِطاقَة أسْعارмаркирамpřivěsit visačkumærkeetikettieren,auszeichnenπερνώ ετικέταetiquetar; marcarmärgistama, märgendamaبرچسب زدن بهvarustaa lapullamarquer, étiqueterלְהַצמִיד תַווִית ל-बांधनाetiketirati, obilježiti robucédulát tesz vmire; címkézmemasang labelmerkjaetichettare札をつける꼬리표를 달다(kam) pritvirtinti etiketę/kortelępielikt etiķeti/birkumeletakkan tanda hargaetiketterenmerke (med etikett/prislapp)znakować, etykietowaćetiquetara pune/a ataşa o etichetăприкреплять биркуpripevniť visačkuetiketiratistaviti nalepnicusätta lapp (märke, etikett) på, märkaติดป้ายetiket takmak加標簽于...上причіплювати ярликنشان لگانا، ليبل لگاناkhâu, 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, saamkomيَلْحَق شَخْصا آخر دون أن يكونَ مَرْغوباмъкна се сpřidat se khæfte sig påhinterherlaufenακολουθώ κατά πόδαςpegar(se) a alguiensabas jõlkuma, kannul käimaدنبال کسی یا چیزی رفتن؛ تعقیب کردنroikkua kannoillasuivre, traîner derrièreלָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי-का साथ देना, के पीछे चलनाslijediti, vući se za kimelóg vkinmenguntitfylgja á eftiraggregarsi, accodarsiつきまとう붙어다니다vilktis iš paskossekot; vilkties līdz (kādam)mengekoriachternalopenhenge seg på noenchodzić jak cień (za)andar atrás (de)a se ţine dupăследовать по пятамpridať sa kslediti kot sencaprilepiti sehänga i hälarnaติดตามpeşine takılmak（令人討厭的）追隨іти назирціکسي کي مرضي کے خلاف کسي کے ساتھ جاناbám đuôi（令人讨厌的）追随

tag on

1 (usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something These comments weren't part of his speech – he just tagged them on at the end.aanlasيُلْصِق، يَزيدприкрепвамdostatečně připojittilføjeanhängen(προσ)κολλώañadirkülge kinnitama, lisamaافزودن؛ وصل کردنlisätäajouter (après coup) (à)לְצַרֵףजोड़ देनाdodati, nadovezatihozzáfűz vmit vmihezmenambahkanbæta viðaggiungereつけ足す...을 덧붙이다pridėti, pridurtipievienot; pieliktmenambahkanvastknopenfeste på, føye tilprzyczepiaćacrescentara adăugaдобавлятьdodatočne pripojiťdodatinadovezati selägga till, tillfogaเติมeklemek附加додаватиشامل کرناgắn thêm vào附加

2 to follow (someone) closely The child always tags on to his elder brother.volgيَتْبَع عَن قُرْبследвамjít v patáchrende i hælenehinterherlaufenακολουθώ κατά πόδαςir pisando los talones a alguien, de cerca seguir, ir pegado a alguien(kellegi) sabas käimaدنبال کسی یا چیزی رفتنseurata kuin hai laivaacoller aux talons deלָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי -नकल करनाslijediti, zalijepiti se za kogalóg vkinmengikutieltaaggregarsi, accodarsiつきまとう바싹 따라다니다sekiotisekot pa pēdāmmengekori rapat di blkgachternalopentraske i hælene pånie opuszczać na krokgrudar-se ema se ţine dupăследовать по пятамísť v pätáchbiti za petamisleditihänga i hälarnaติดpeşinden gitmek尾隨причіплюватися; іти назирціپيچھے پيچے چلناbám theo尾随