noun
plural tags
[count] :a small piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc., that is attached to something and that has information written on it
[count] :a name or phrase that is used to describe someone or something
tags [plural] US
a vehicle's license plates
small stickers on a vehicle's license plates which show that the vehicle can legally be driven until a particular date
[count] computers :a piece of computer code that is used to identify a particular type of text so that the text can be arranged or shown in a certain way
[count] :tag question - compare 3tag
verb
tags; tagged; tagging
[+ obj] to put a tag on (something)
to name or describe (someone or something) in a specified way :label
US informal :to damage (someone else's property) by illegally writing or painting something (such as your name) on it :to write graffiti on (something)
noun
plural tags
[noncount] :a children's game in which one player is called it and chases the other players to try to touch one of them and make that player it
[count] baseball :the act of causing a base runner to be out by touching the runner with the ball :the act of tagging a runner
verb
tags; tagged; tagging
[+ obj] to touch (a player) in a game of tag
baseball
to cause (a base runner) to be out by touching him or her with the ball
to put your foot on a base and stay there until a fly ball is caught before you begin to run to try to reach the next base
tag along
[phrasal verb] informal :to go somewhere with someone