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