tag

tag¹ [tæg] n

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1¦(small piece of paper etc)¦

2¦(game)¦

3¦(electronic object)¦

4¦(computer)¦

5¦(name)¦

6¦(grammar)¦

7¦(name painted on wall)¦

8¦(car)¦

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1.) ¦(SMALL PIECE OF PAPER ETC)¦

a small piece of paper, plastic etc attached to something to show what it is, who owns it, what it costs etc

name/identity/price tag

▪ All the staff wore name tags.

→↑dog tag

2.) ¦(GAME)¦[U]

a children's game in which one player chases and tries to touch the others

3.) ¦(ELECTRONIC OBJECT)¦ also electronic tag BrE

a piece of equipment that you attach to an animal or person, especially someone who has just left prison, so that you always know where they are

4.) ¦(COMPUTER)¦

a computer ↑code attached to a word or phrase in a computer document in order to arrange the ↑data in a particular way

5.) ¦(NAME)¦

a word or phrase which is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but which is often unfair or not correct

▪ His speed earned him the tag of 'the runner'.

6.) ¦(GRAMMAR)¦ technical

a ↑tag question

7.) ¦(NAME PAINTED ON WALL)¦ informal especially AmE someone's name that they paint illegally on a wall, vehicle etc

8.) ¦(CAR)¦

AmE a) tags [plural] informal

the ↑license plates on a car

b)

a small piece of sticky plastic with a date on it that you put on your car's ↑license plate to show that the car is legally allowed on the road in that year

tag ²

tag² past tense and past participle tagged present participle tagging

v [T]

1.) to attach a tag to something

▪ Each bird was tagged and released into the wild.

2.) to give someone or something a name or title, or describe them in a particular way

be tagged (as) sth

▪ The country no longer wants to be tagged as a Third World nation.

3.) to attach a tag in a computer program or document

▪ All the words are tagged with their part of speech.

4.) informal to illegally paint your name on a wall, vehicle etc

5.) AmE to touch someone you are chasing in a game, especially to touch someone with the ball in baseball

tag along phr v

to go somewhere with someone, especially when they have not asked you to go with them

British Equivalent: tag ontag along with

▪ Kate tagged along with mum and Vicky.

tag on phr v

1.) tag sth<=>on

to add something, especially something that was thought of later

2.) BrE to tag along