tag
noun (1)
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Definition of tag
(Entry 1 of 5)
1
: a loose hanging piece of cloth : tatter
2
: a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace
3
: a piece of hanging or attached material
specifically
: a loop, knot, or tassel on a garment
4a
: a brief quotation used for rhetorical emphasis or sententious effect
b
: a recurrent or characteristic verbal expression
c
: tagline sense 2
5a
: a cardboard, plastic, or metal marker used for identification or classification
license tags
b
: a descriptive or identifying epithet
c
: something used for identification or location : flag
d
: label sense 3d
e
: price tag
f
: an element of code in a computer document used especially to control format and layout or to establish a hyperlink
g
: hashtag
… nuns shared their daily lives on Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter with the tag #MediaNuns …— Elizabeth Bruenig
6
: a detached fragmentary piece : bit
7
: a graffito in the form of an identifying name or symbol
tag
verb (1)
tagged;
tagging
Definition of tag (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: to provide or mark with or as if with a tag: such as
a
: to supply with an identifying marker or price
was tagged at $4.95
c
: to put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic violation
d
: to deface with a graffito usually in the form of the defacer's nickname
e
: to supply (something, such as a social media post) with a hashtag
Don't forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. — Montreal Gazette
2
: to attach as an addition : append
3
: to follow closely and persistently
4
: to hold to account
especially
: to charge with violating the law
was tagged for … assault — Burt Woolis
5
: label sense 2
: to keep close
tagging at their heels— Corey Ford