Dictionary definition · tag
noun
- a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- a label associated with something for the purpose of identification"semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word"
- a small piece of cloth
- a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
- (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
verb
- attach a tag or label to"label these bottles"
- touch a player while they are holding the ball
- provide with a name or nickname
- go after with the intent to catch"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"
- supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).