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1  [tag] ,noun, verb, tagged, tag⋅ging.
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–noun
1. a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label: The price is on the tag.
2. any small hanging or loosely attached part or piece; tatter.
3. a loop of material sewn on a garment so that it can be hung up.
4. a metal or plastic tip at the end of a shoelace, cord, or the like.
5. a license plate for a motor vehicle.
6. Angling. a small piece of tinsel or the like tied to the shank of a hook at the body of an artificial fly.
7. the tail end or concluding part, as of a proceeding.
8. the last words of a speech, scene, act, etc., as in a play; a curtain line.
9. Computers. sentinel (def. 3).
10. an addition to a speech or writing, as the moral of a fable.
11. a quotation added for special effect.
12. a descriptive word or phrase applied to a person, group, organization, etc., as a label or means of identification; epithet.
13. a trite phrase or saying; cliché.
14. Slang. a person's name, nickname, initials, monogram, or symbol.
15. tag question (def. 1).
16. a traffic ticket.
17. a curlicue in writing.
18. a lock of hair.
19. a matted lock of wool on a sheep.
20. Fox Hunting. the white tip of the tail of a fox.
21. Obsolete. the rabble.
–verb (used with object)
22. to furnish with a tag or tags; attach a tag to.
23. to append as a tag, addition, or afterthought to something else.
24. to attach or give an epithet to; label.
25. to accuse of a violation, esp. of a traffic law; give a traffic ticket to: He was tagged for speeding. The police officer tagged the cars for overtime parking.
26. to hold answerable or accountable for something; attach blame to: The pitcher was tagged with the loss of the game.
27. to set a price on; fix the cost of: The dealer tagged the boat at $500 less than the suggested retail price.
28. to write graffiti on.
29. Informal. to follow closely: I tagged him to an old house on the outskirts of town.
30. to remove the tags of wool from (a sheep).
–verb (used without object)
31. to follow closely; go along or about as a follower: to tag after someone; to tag along behind someone.
32. to write graffiti.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME tagge (n.); c. MLG, Norw tagge, Sw tagg pointed protruding part; akin to tack 1

Related forms:
tagger, noun
taglike, adjective

tag

2  [tag] ,noun, verb, tagged, tag⋅ging.
–noun
1. a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
2. Baseball. an act or instance of tagging a base runner.
–verb (used with object)
3. to touch in or as if in the game of tag.
4. Baseball.
a. to touch (a base runner) with the ball held in the hand or glove.
b. to hit (a pitched ball) solidly.
c. to make a number of hits or runs as specified in batting against (a pitcher): They tagged him for two hits in the first and three hits and two runs in the third.
5. Boxing. to strike (an opponent) with a powerful blow.
—Verb phrase
6. tag up, Baseball. (of a base runner) to touch the base occupied before attempting to advance a base, after the catch of a fly ball: He tagged up and scored from third on a long fly to center.
Origin:
1730–40; perh. special use of tag 1

sen⋅ti⋅nel

  [sen-tn-l] noun, verb, -neled, -nel⋅ing or (especially British) -nelled, -nel⋅ling.
–noun
1. a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
2. a soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack: to stand sentinel.
3. Also called tag. Computers. a symbol, mark, or other labeling device indicating the beginning or end of a unit of information.
–verb (used with object)
4. to watch over or guard as a sentinel.
Origin:
1570–80; < MF sentinelle < It sentinella, deriv. of OIt sentina vigilance (L sent(īre) to observe) + -īna -ine 2 )

Related forms:
sen⋅ti⋅nel⋅like, adjective
sen⋅ti⋅nel⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. sentry, guard, watch, lookout.

tag question

 
–noun Grammar.
1. Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
2. a question formed by appending such a structure to a declarative sentence or command, often inviting confirmation or assent, as She lives nearby, doesn't she? or Sit down, won't you?
Origin:
1960–65
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tag 1   (tāg)   
n.  
  1. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label: sale tags on all coats and dresses.
  2. The plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace.
  3. The contrastingly colored tip of an animal's tail.
  4. Sports A bright piece of feather, floss, or tinsel surrounding the shank of the hook on a fishing fly.
    1. A dirty, matted lock of wool.
    2. A loose lock of hair.
    3. A brief quotation used in a discourse to give it an air of erudition or authority: Shakespearean tags.
    4. A cliché, saw, or similar short, conventional idea used to embellish a discourse: These tags of wit and wisdom bore me.
    5. The refrain or last lines of a song or poem.
    6. The closing lines of a speech in a play; a cue.
    7. A label assigned to identify data in memory.
    8. A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document.
  6. A rag; a tatter.
  7. A small, loose fragment: I heard only tags and snippets of what was being said.
  8. An ornamental flourish, especially at the end of a signature.
  9. A designation or an epithet, especially an unwelcome one: He did not take kindly to the tag of pauper.
    1. A brief quotation used in a discourse to give it an air of erudition or authority: Shakespearean tags.
    2. A cliché, saw, or similar short, conventional idea used to embellish a discourse: These tags of wit and wisdom bore me.
    3. The refrain or last lines of a song or poem.
    4. The closing lines of a speech in a play; a cue.
    5. A label assigned to identify data in memory.
    6. A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document.
  11. Computer Science
    1. A label assigned to identify data in memory.
    2. A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document.
  12. Slang A graffito featuring a word or words, especially the author's name, rather than a picture: "Instead of a cursive linear tag, Super Kool painted his name along the exterior of a subway car in huge block pink and yellow letters" (Eric Scigliano).
v.   tagged, tag·ging, tags

v.   tr.
  1. To label, identify, or recognize with or as if with a tag: I tagged him as a loser. See Synonyms at mark1.
  2. To put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic or parking violation.
  3. To charge with a crime: The suspect was tagged for arson.
  4. To add as an appendage to: tagged an extra paragraph on the letter.
  5. To follow closely: Excited children tagged the circus parade to the end of its route.
  6. To cut the tags from (sheep).
  7. To add a taggant to: explosives that were tagged with coded microscopic bits of plastic.
  8. To mark or vandalize (a surface) with graffiti: tagged the subway walls.
v.   intr.
To follow after; accompany: tagged after me everywhere; insisted on tagging along.

[Middle English tagge, dangling piece of cloth on a garment, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]
tag'ger n.
tag 2   (tāg)   
n.  
  1. Games A children's game in which one player pursues the others until he or she is able to touch one of them, who then in turn becomes the pursuer.
  2. Baseball The act of putting out a base runner who is not on a base by touching that player with the ball.
  3. Sports The act of touching a player as a substitute for tackling in touch football.
tr.v.   tagged, tag·ging, tags
  1. To touch (another player) in the game of tag.
  2. Baseball To touch (a base runner) with the ball in order to put that player out.
  3. Sports To touch (the runner) as a substitute for tackling in touch football.
Phrasal Verb(s):
tag up Baseball To return to and touch a base with one foot before running to the next base after a fielder has caught a fly ball.

[Perhaps variant of Scots tig, touch, tap, probably alteration of Middle English tek.]
TAG  
abbr.  The Adjutant General
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Tag

Tag\, n. [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a prickle, point, tooth.]

1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

2. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.

3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.

4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.]

Tag and rag, the lowest sort; the rabble. --Holinshed.

5. A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Tag

Tag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tagging.]

1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.

He learned to make long-tagged thread laces. --Macaulay.

His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with some fawning word. --Dryden.

2. To join; to fasten; to attach. --Bolingbroke.

3. To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See Tag, a play.

Tag

Tag\, v. i. To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with after; as, to tag after a person.

Tag

Tag\, n. [From Tag, v.; cf. Tag, an end.] A child's play in which one runs after and touches another, and then runs away to avoid being touched.
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Language Translation for : tag
Spanish: etiqueta,
German: das Etikett,
Japanese: 札
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tag  (1)
"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 write graffiti in public places" (1990). The verb meaning "to furnish with a tag" is from 1436. To tag along is first recorded 1900.

tag  (2)
"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.
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Main Entry: 1tag
Pronunciation: 'tag
Function: noun
1 a : a shred of flesh or muscle b : a small abnormal projectingpiece of tissue especially when potentially or actually neoplastic in character
2 : LABEL

Main Entry: 2tag
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: tagged; tag·ging
: LABEL <tag penicillin molecules with radioactive sulfur as tracer>
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tag (tāg)
n.

  1. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label.
  2. A small outgrowth or polyp.
v. tagged, tag·ging, tags
  1. To label, identify, or recognize with or as if with a tag.
  2. To incorporate into a compound a readily detected substance making the compound detectable so that its metabolic or chemical history may be followed.

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tag   (tāg)  Pronunciation Key 
A sequence of characters in a markup language used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document. Tags are enclosed in a pair of angle brackets that indicate to the browser how the text is to be displayed.
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tag language, text
An SGML, HTML, or XML token representing the beginning (start tag: "

") or end (end tag: "

") of an element. In normal SGML syntax (and always in XML), a tag starts with a "<" and ends with an ">".
In HTML jargon, the term "tag" is often used for an "element".
(2001-01-31)

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TAG
  1. Thalassemia Action Group
  2. The Adjutant General
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tag

children's game in which, in its simplest form, the player who is "it" chases the other players, trying to touch one of them, thereby making that person "it." The game is known by many names, such as leapsa in Romania and kynigito in parts of modern Greece. In some variants the children pretend that the touch carries some form of contagion-e.g., plague (Italy), leprosy (Madagascar), fleas (Spain), or "lurgy fever" (Great Britain). In others, a method of achieving immunity from touch is prescribed, as by touching wood, iron, or a specified colour or assuming a particular position (e.g., squatting). Often limitations or handicaps are imposed on the chaser: the child may be required to clasp hands and imitate a horned animal (stag, bull, or goat) or squat and hop like a frog while the others caper freely around him. In some games the chaser throws a ball at the intended victim. As a game progresses, the original chaser may enlist those touched to help catch the others; sometimes the captives link hands to form a chain, with the players on either end making the capture

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