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tag

tag

34 1.0
A game where one player chases others and tries to touch them
  • noun
  • /tæɡ/
: pilla-pilla
  • The children laughed as they ran away from the one who was 'it' in their game of tag.
  • play tag
  • a game of tag
  • elimination tag

And we invented this mix of tag and hide and seek where?

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Examples

  • By the last recess, Margie knew the names of the other girls and played tag with them.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The game of tag never grows old.

    Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

  • Do you round up friends for a game of tag or see how fast you go?

    Evan Carmichael

  • And we would play together, we would run together, we would play tag together.

    Dr. Mayim Bialik

  • 'I was playing tag with the girls and picked one of them up,' he said.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I just knew that she was beautiful and that she loved to play tag with me.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But one day, Nathan and Ben played tag all morning, and they were so tired.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We ran around, we'd play tag.

    House at the End of the Street (2012)

  • We love to play tag, but don't lag.

  • Tag, you're it!

    Meet the Applegates (1990)

Synonyms

tig
vstag
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

A game where one child chases others to touch them

describes the same role as the next chaser

Compounds

price tag
89 1.0

A small label on an item that shows how much it costs

name tag
43 1.6

A small badge that shows a person's name to identify them

dog tag
12 2.8

A small metal plate on a dog's collar showing the owner's name and phone number

dog tag
10 3.9

A small metal tag on a chain worn by soldiers showing name and number

tag line
  • Informal
9 4.2

The final funny line in a joke that makes people laugh

phone tag
  • Informal
3 5.1

People keep calling each other but always miss the calls

ear tag
1 3.2

A small tag on an animal's ear used to identify and track it

telephone tag
  • Informal
1 4.2

A situation when people keep missing each other's phone calls and leave messages

tag end
1 7.3

A small piece left at the very end of cloth or ribbon

to ear tag
1 3.7

To attach a small tag to an animal's ear to identify and track it

tag and rag
  • Jargon
9.8

A method of marking people and keeping records to check safety and how well work is done

slag tag
  • Baby Talk
9.5

A children's game like tag where one child chases others

How Physical

tackle
  • US
85 3.5
dodgeball
20 2.3
slag tag
  • Baby Talk
9.5
tag
34 1.0

Surface Forms

tag singular
tags plural

Etymology

Tag for the children's game probably comes from an old short word meaning 'to touch' or 'tap', which gives a clear picture of the game. So playing tag means trying to touch someone to make them the next chaser.