as in label
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
read the tag on the shirt to find out if I could wash it or if it had to be dry-cleaned
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye
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as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission
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Recent Examples of tag
Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
As the tag was pointed out to me, Roberts arrived to walk the park with his beat officers.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
On Instagram, influencers and others looking for clout began tagging an account that seemingly belonged to Mangione, The Cut reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The tag is designed to detach after a set period, or, if the shark dives deeper than 5,900 feet (about 1,800 meters).
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
As the tag was pointed out to me, Roberts arrived to walk the park with his beat officers.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
All of the fish, which weighed between 200 and 300 pounds, were caught, measure, tagged and released back into the river.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
On Instagram, influencers and others looking for clout began tagging an account that seemingly belonged to Mangione, The Cut reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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