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tag [ˈtæg]

1 tag noun
  • a small piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc., that is attached to something and that has information written on it
  • a name or phrase that is used to describe someone or something
  • a vehicle's license plates

2 tag verb
  • to put a tag on (something)
  • to name or describe (someone or something) in a specified way : label
  • to damage (someone else's property) by illegally writing or painting something (such as your name) on it : to write graffiti on (something)

3 tag noun
  • a children's game in which one player is called "it" and chases the other players to try to touch one of them and make that player "it"
  • the act of causing a base runner to be out by touching the runner with the ball : the act of tagging a runner

4 tag verb
  • to touch (a player) in a game of tag
  • to cause (a base runner) to be out by touching him or her with the ball
  • to put your foot on a base and stay there until a fly ball is caught before you begin to run to try to reach the next base —often + up