Search results for 'tag':

tag¹ noun 1 a piece of material, paper or leather, etc that carries information (eg washing instructions or price, etc) about the object to which it is attached. 2 an electronic device such as a bracelet or anklet which transmits radio signals and is used to supervise the movements of a prisoner or offender outside prison. 3 a metal or plastic point on the end of a shoelace or cord. 4 a loose hanging flap or piece of loose hanging cloth. 5 a trite or common quotation used especially for effect. 6 a verbal label applied to someone or something; an epithet • It hardly justifies the 'discovery of the year' tag. 7 the final speech in a play, or refrain in a song, added to make the moral or point clear. 8 colloq a personal symbol or signature, often realized as a piece of graffiti. verb (tagged, tagging) 1 to put a tag or tags on something or someone. 2 to attach or fasten something. 3 (usually tag along or on, etc) intrans to follow or accompany someone, especially when uninvited.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c.

tag² noun a children's game in which one child chases the others and tries to catch or touch one of them, who then becomes the chaser. Also called tig. verb (tagged, tagging) to catch or touch someone in, or as if in, the game of tag.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.