tag (n.)

  1. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

    [ Syn: ticket ]

  2. a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word'

  3. a small piece of cloth or paper

    [ Syn: rag , shred , tag end , tatter ]

  4. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

  5. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

    tag (v.)

  1. attach a tag or label to; label these bottles

    [ Syn: label , mark ]

  2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

  3. provide with a name or nickname

  4. go after with the intent to catch; The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit

    [ Syn: chase , chase after , trail , tail , give chase , dog , go after , track ]

  5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

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