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tag (tag)

noun

  1. Archaic a hanging end or rag, as on a torn skirt
  2. any small part or piece hanging from or loosely attached to the main piece
  3. a hard-tipped end, as of metal, on a cord or lace, to give stiffness for drawing through holes; aglet
  4. a piece of bright material tied next to the fly on a fishhook
  5. ☆ a card, ticket, plastic marker, etc. tied or attached to something as a label or worn as identification, etc. a price tag, a name tag
  6. an epithet or sobriquet
    1. an ornamental, instructive, or strikingly effective ending for a speech, story, etc.
    2. a short, familiar quotation, esp. when used as such an ending
  8. tag line
  9. the last part of any proceeding
  10. a loop on a garment for hanging it up, or on a boot for pulling it on
  11. a flourish or decorative stroke in writing
    1. a lock of hair
    2. a matted lock of wool
  13. a children's game in which one player, called “it,” chases the others with the object of touching, or tagging, one of them and making that one “it” in turn
  14. a tiny amount of radioactive isotope incorporated into a compound so that it can be readily traced through a chemical reaction, physiological cycle, etc.
  15. Obsolete the rabble
  16. Baseball the act of tagging

Etymology: ME tagge, prob. < Scand, as in Swed tagg, a point, spike, Norw, a point; akin to Ger zacke, a point, jag: see tack

transitive verb tagged, tag′·ging

  1. to provide with a tag; fasten a tag to; label
  2. to identify by an epithet
  3. to choose or select
  4. to end (a speech, story, etc.) with a tag
  5. ☆ to overtake and touch in or as in the game of tag
  6. ☆ to print (a postage stamp) with luminescent ink so that ultraviolet light can locate the stamp for cancellation and sorting: chiefly in the past participle
  7. Informal to strike or hit hard
  8. Informal to follow close behind
  9. ☆ Informal
    1. to put a parking ticket on (a vehicle)
    2. to charge with lawbreaking he was tagged for speeding
  10. ☆ Baseball to touch (a base runner) with the ball or to touch (a base) with the ball or while holding the ball, with the aim of putting the runner out

intransitive verb

Informal to follow close behind a person or thing: usually with along, after, etc.

tag Related Forms

tag′·ger noun

tag Idioms

tag up

☆

Baseball to return to the base and touch it before taking another lead or running: said of a base runner

tag Synonyms

tag

n.

  1. A remnant or scrap

    rag, piece, shred, patch, snip, chip, fragment, snatch, trifle, scrap, waste, discard, junk, remainder, remains, leavings, refuse, stubble; see also cloth, remnant 2.

  2. A mark of identification

    ticket, badge, card, tab, trademark, stamp, stub, voucher, slip, label, check, chip, emblem, insignia, tally, motto, sticker, inscription, laundry mark, price tag, identification number, button, pin.

  3. A children's game

    cross tag, freeze tag, squat tag; see game 1.

tag Synonyms

tag

v.

  1. To fit with a tag

    check, hold, earmark; see designate 1, mark 2.

  2. *To follow closely

    pursue, track, chase, track down, trace, dog, follow the heels of, trail, shadow*, tail*; see also hunt 2.

tag Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • embed: We also use a service that collects data remotely by using " web beacons " or tags embedded in our site's content.
  • attach: All returned items must reach us in their original condition - unworn, unused, and with tags attached.
  • insert: HTML is a system of tags inserted into plain text used to format characters and text in a web page.

Adjective modifier

  • rfid: The RFID tag would, rather, emit a generic recycling or waste disposal message.
  • alt: This includes stuffing ALT tags that users are unlikely to view.
  • technorati: Technorati tag: moblog posted by Ian at 6:22 PM ( 1 ) comments Heavensent 7.4 Every other boat was a former battle craft.
  • h1: Use h1 header tags placing the keyword within those tags.
  • hefty: And the ketchup bottle is such a beautifully designed thing. ' They are all hand-made, hence the hefty price tags.
  • id3: Decent ID3 tags so the files had some useful info contained within them rather than just in the filename.

Modifies a noun

  • rugby: Rachel's main sport is hockey although she enjoys playing other sports including tag rugby and skiing.
  • holder: This invites the registrant to contact their tag holder to arrange renewal or to pay us directly.

Followed by an intransitive particle

along: Then he went to the garden center, with Mick tagging along.

Adjective complement

h1: The first heading in each document should be tagged H1.

Preposition: with

keywords: One key thing to remember is try to use tags with the keywords in your content.

Noun used with modifier

  • meta: By: John Case A simple guide to adding meta tags to pages to improve SEO ranking.
  • html: Can I use html tags anywhere in my posts?
  • img: All of the links ( anchor tags, img tags, etc. ) need to be absolute or they will not work.
  • closing: NOTE: The /P closing tag may be omitted.
  • price: The test car had a final price tag of five pounds over £ 40,000, more than £ 8000 above the basic list price.
  • markup: NOTE: Any kind of markup tag can be used in the caption.