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Dictionary definition · tag

noun

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

verb

  1. attach a tag or label to"label these bottles"
  2. touch a player while they are 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"
  5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).