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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tag1
noun
  • 1 a label providing identification or giving other information.

    ■ an electronic device attached to someone or something for monitoring purposes.

    ■ a nickname or popular description.

    ■ a nickname or other identifying mark written as the signature of a graffiti artist.

    N. Amer. a vehicle licence plate.

  • 2 a small piece or part that is attached to a main body.

    ■ a ragged lock of wool on a sheep.

    ■ the tip of an animal's tail when it is distinctively coloured.

    ■ a loose or leftover piece.

    ■ a metal or plastic point at the end of a shoelace.

  • 3 a frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase.

    Theatre a closing speech addressed to the audience.

    ■ a refrain or musical phrase in a song or piece of music.

  • 4 Computing a character or set of characters appended to an item of data in order to identify it.
verb (tags, tagging, tagged)
  • 1 attach a label or tag to.

    ■ give a specified name or description to.

    ■ (of a graffiti artist) write a tag or nickname on (a surface).

  • 2 add to something as an afterthought.
  • 3 (tag along) accompany someone without invitation.
  • 4 shear away ragged locks of wool from (sheep).
– origin ME (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tag2
noun
  • 1 a children's game in which one chases the rest, and anyone who is caught then becomes the pursuer.
  • 2 Baseball the action of tagging a runner.
verb (tags, tagging, tagged)
  • 1 touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag.
  • 2 Baseball put (a runner) out by touching with the ball or with the hand holding the ball.
– origin C18: perh. a var. of tig.
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