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Noun (5 meanings)
1. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc..
tag is a type of:
- label (noun) - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
types of tag:
- dog tag (noun) - metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number
- dog tag (noun) - military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
- name tag (noun) - a tag showing the name of the person who wears it
- price tag (noun) - a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to
tag is derivationally related to:
2. a label associated with something for the purpose of identification.
Example:
- “semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word”
tag is a type of:
- label (noun) - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
tag is a type of:
- piece of cloth, piece of material (noun) - a separate part consisting of fabric
types of tag:
- pine-tar rag (noun) - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar
tag is derivationally related to:
4. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser.
tag is a type of:
- child's game (noun) - a game enjoyed by children
tag is derivationally related to:
- to chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track (verb) - go after with the intent to catch
Member of this domain - TOPIC:
- tag (noun) - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
5. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game).
tag is a type of:
tag is derivationally related to:
- to tag (verb) - touch a player while he is holding the ball
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- baseball, baseball game (noun) - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
- tag (noun) - a game in which one child chases the others
Verb (5 meanings)
Example:
- “label these bottles”
to tag is a way to:
- to attach (verb) - cause to be attached
ways to tag:
- to badge (verb) - put a badge on
- to brand, trademark, brandmark (verb) - mark with a brand or trademark
- to calibrate (verb) - mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- to code (verb) - attach a code to
- to point (verb) - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
to tag is derivationally related to:
- label (noun) - a brief description given for purposes of identification
- label (noun) - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
- marker, marking, mark (noun) - a distinguishing symbol
- tag, ticket (noun) - a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
see also:
Verb group:
- to mark (verb) - make or leave a mark on
2. touch a player while he is holding the ball.
to tag
to tag is a way to:
- to touch (verb) - make physical contact with, come in contact with
ways to tag:
- to nab (verb) - tag the base runner to get him out
to tag is derivationally related to:
- tag (noun) - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- baseball, baseball game (noun) - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
3. provide with a name or nickname.
to tag
4. go after with the intent to catch.
to chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
Examples:
- “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”,
- “the dog chased the rabbit”
to tag is a way to:
ways to tag:
- to hound, hunt, trace (verb) - pursue or chase relentlessly
- to quest (verb) - search the trail of (game)
- to run down (verb) - pursue until captured
- to tree (verb) - chase an animal up a tree
to tag is derivationally related to:
- chaser (noun) - a drink to follow immediately after another drink
- lead, track, trail (noun) - evidence pointing to a possible solution
- pursuer, chaser (noun) - a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- pursuit, chase, pursual, following (noun) - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- shadowing, tailing (noun) - the act of following someone secretly
- tag (noun) - a game in which one child chases the others
- tail, shadow, shadower (noun) - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- tracker (noun) - someone who tracks down game
- trailing, tracking (noun) - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
see also:
- to chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off (verb) - force to go away
- to tag along (verb) - go along with, often uninvited