Definition of tag

What does the word tag mean? Find synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word tag in our free online dictionary! Find words starting with tag and anagrams of tag.

tag - 11 definitions

- noun
1. tag -- a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
synonyms: ticket
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. tag -- a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. rag -- a small piece of cloth or paper
synonyms: rag, shred, tag end, tatter
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. tag -- a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. tag -- (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
6. tag -- attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
synonyms: label, mark
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. tag -- touch a player while he is holding the ball
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. tag -- provide with a name or nickname
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. chase -- go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
synonyms: chase, chase after, trail, tail, give chase, dog, go after, track
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. tag -- supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. tag, tags -- to provide with a tag
synonyms: tags, retag, tagged, tagging, untagged
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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