Tag | Mean of tag in English Dictionary

/ˈtæg/

• Noun
• a small piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc., that is attached to something and that has information written on it
1. a dog's identification/ID tags
2. luggage tags
3. According to the tag, the shirt needs to be washed in cold water.
• a name or phrase that is used to describe someone or something
1. They started calling her “rich girl,” and the tag stayed with her until graduation.
• a vehicle's license plates
1. The policeman checked the car's tags.

• small stickers on a vehicle's license plates which show that the vehicle can legally be driven until a particular date
• a piece of computer code that is used to identify a particular type of text so that the text can be arranged or shown in a certain way
1. HTML tags
• Verb
• to put a tag on (something)
1. The items were tagged for the sale.
• to name or describe (someone or something) in a specified way
1. He was tagged (as) a miser for his careful spending.
• to damage (someone else's property) by illegally writing or painting something (such as your name) on it
1. Someone tagged the walls of the school.
• 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”
1. Do you want to play tag?
• the act of causing a base runner to be out by touching the runner with the ball
1. The catcher applied/made the tag for the last out of the game.
• Verb
• to touch (a player) in a game of tag
1. Tag! You're it!
• to cause (a base runner) to be out by touching him or her with the ball
1. She was tagged out by the catcher.
• 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
1. The runner at third tagged and tried to score on a fly ball to left field.
2. The runner tagged up and tried to score.
• to go somewhere with someone
1. “I'm going to the store.” “Would you mind if I tagged along with you?”