Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🏷️ A label 🏷️ To label 🔖 A keyword 🏃 A chasing game ✋ To touch in game 📝 To nickname ✋ A touch in game
tag

tag

9 1.1
A touch that makes a player out or makes them the one who chases others in a game
  • noun
  • /tæɡ/
translation icon : toque
  • During the game of baseball, the runner dodged the pitcher but couldn't avoid the tag at second base.
  • make a diving tag

Examples

  • As he sprinted toward home plate, the player felt the opposing team's glove touch him with a quick tag.

  • He beat the tag!

    Trouble with the Curve (2012)

  • I've asked them to send me more tags, so you can put one on your hat, too.

    Blog text (31)

  • We'll keep an eye on the tag and highlight the week's best posts on Freshly.

    Blog text (27)

  • Pack an extra collar and leash and make sure your dog's tags have all the current information on them.

    Blog text (5)

  • Alicia makes the blind tag, sends Layla to the mat, and gets a near fall.

    Blog text (28)

  • In the middle of the intense match, she swiftly made a tag on her opponent, leading to a thrilling out.

Compounds

price tag
75 1.0

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

name tag
41 1.6

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

dog tag
14 3.9

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

dog tag
3 2.8

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

phone tag
  • Informal
3 5.1

People keep calling each other but always miss the calls

tag line
  • Informal
1 4.2

The final funny line in a joke that makes people laugh

ear tag
3.2

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

to ear tag
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

tag end
7.3

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

telephone tag
  • Informal
4.2

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

slag tag
  • Baby Talk
9.5

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

Surface Forms

tag singular
tags plural

Etymology

Tag as the act of touching in a game comes from the same idea of 'touch', meaning a quick contact that changes a player's status. That's why a tag is a touch that makes someone 'it' or puts them out.