tag1
n.
- a label providing identification or giving other information.
▸an electronic device attached to someone or something for monitoring purposes.
▸a nickname or popular description.
▸a nickname or other identifying mark written as the signature of a graffiti artist.
▸N. Amer. a vehicle licence plate.
- a small piece or part that is attached to a main body.
▸a ragged lock of wool on a sheep.
▸the tip of an animal's tail when it is distinctively coloured.
▸a loose or leftover piece.
▸a metal or plastic point at the end of a shoelace.
- a frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase.
▸Theatre a closing speech addressed to the audience.
▸a refrain or musical phrase in a song or piece of music.
- Computing a character or set of characters appended to an item of data in order to identify it.
v.
(tags, tagging, tagged)
- attach a label or tag to.
▸give a specified name or description to.
▸(of a graffiti artist) write a tag or nickname on (a surface).
- add to something as an afterthought.
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(tag along)
accompany someone without invitation.
- shear away ragged locks of wool from (sheep).
Etymology
ME (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin.
tag2
n.
- a children's game in which one chases the rest, and anyone who is caught then becomes the pursuer.
- Baseball the action of tagging a runner.
v.
(tags, tagging, tagged)
- touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag.
- Baseball put (a runner) out by touching with the ball or with the hand holding the ball.
Etymology
C18: perh. a var. of tig.