Dictionary entry details
• TAG (noun)
Meaning:
A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):
label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tag"):
dog tag (metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number)
dog tag (military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck)
name tag (a tag showing the name of the person who wears it)
price tag (a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to)
Meaning:
A small piece of cloth or paper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tatter; tag end; rag; tag; shred
Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):
piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tag"):
pine-tar rag (baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip)
Meaning:
A game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
Domain member category:
tag ((sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game))
Meaning:
(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
tag (a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser)
• TAG (verb)
Meaning:
Attach a tag or label to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
tag; mark; label
Context example:
label these bottles
Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):
badge (put a badge on)
code (attach a code to)
calibrate (mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units)
point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
point (mark with diacritics)
point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Meaning:
Touch a player while he is holding the ball
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):
nab (tag the base runner to get him out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Provide with a name or nickname
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):
call; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Go after with the intent to catch
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
tail; go after; give chase; dog; chase; chase after; trail; track; tag
Context examples:
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley / the dog chased the rabbit
Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):
tree (chase an animal up a tree)
quest (search the trail of (game))
hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)
run down (pursue until captured)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Also:
tag along (go along with, often uninvited)
Meaning:
Supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):
rhyme; rime (compose rhymes)
Domain category:
poesy; poetry; verse (literature in metrical form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
