Definition of
Tag
- (noun, act) (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
- (noun, act) a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
- (noun, artifact) a small piece of cloth or paper
- (noun, communication) a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- (noun, communication) a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
- (verb, communication) provide with a name or nickname
- (verb, contact) attach a tag or label to
- (verb, contact) touch a player while he is holding the ball
- (verb, creation) supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
- (verb, motion) go after with the intent to catch
the dog chased the rabbit
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Synonyms of Tag
chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, label, mark, rag, shred, tag end, tail, tatter, ticket, track, trail
Alternate forms of Tag
Derivations: tag
Hyponyms: badge, brand, brandmark, calibrate, code, dog tag, hound, hunt, nab, name tag, pine-tar rag, point, price tag, quest, run down, trace, trademark, tree
Hypernyms: attach, call, child's game, follow, label, name, piece of cloth, piece of material, pursue, rhyme, rime, touch, touching
Origin of the word Tag
- "small hanging piece," 1402, perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. Norw. tagg "point, prong," Swed. tagg "prickle, thorn") cognate with tack (1). Meaning "label" is first recorded 1835; sense of "automobile license plate" is recorded from 1935, originally underworld slang. Meaning "an epithet, popular designation" is recorded from 1961, hence slang verb meaning "to wr… more
- "children's game," 1738, perhaps a variation of Scot. tig "touch, tap" (1721), probably an alteration of M.E. tek "touch, tap" (see tick (2)). The verb in the baseball sense is recorded from 1907; the adj. in the pro wrestling sense is recorded from 1955. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper