TAG (tagged, tagging)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tag mean? 

• TAG (noun)
  The noun TAG has 5 senses:

1. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

2. a label associated with something for the purpose of identification

3. a small piece of cloth or paper

4. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

5. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

  Familiarity information: TAG used as a noun is common.

• TAG (verb)
  The verb TAG has 5 senses:

1. attach a tag or label to

2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

3. provide with a name or nickname

4. go after with the intent to catch

5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

  Familiarity information: TAG used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

tag; ticket

Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):

label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tag"):

dog tag (metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number)

dog tag (military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck)

name tag (a tag showing the name of the person who wears it)

price tag (a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to)

Derivation:

tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A label associated with something for the purpose of identification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word

Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):

label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A small piece of cloth or paper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rag; shred; tag; tag end; tatter

Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tag"):

pine-tar rag (baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)

Domain member category:

tag ((sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game))

Derivation:

tag (go after with the intent to catch)

Sense 5

Meaning:

(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tag" is a kind of...):

touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

tag (a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser)

Derivation:

tag (touch a player while he is holding the ball)

• TAG (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attach a tag or label to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

label; mark; tag

Context example:

label these bottles

Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Verb group:

mark (make or leave a mark on)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):

point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)

badge (put a badge on)

code (attach a code to)

calibrate (mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units)

point (mark with diacritics)

point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)

brand; brandmark; trademark (mark with a brand or trademark)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

Derivation:

tag (a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Touch a player while he is holding the ball

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):

nab (tag the base runner to get him out)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

tag ((sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide with a name or nickname

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):

be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Go after with the intent to catch

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

chase; chase after; dog; give chase; go after; tag; tail; track; trail

Context example:

the dog chased the rabbit

Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):

follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tag"):

tree (chase an animal up a tree)

quest (search the trail of (game))

hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)

run down (pursue until captured)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Also:

tag along (go along with, often uninvited)

Derivation:

tag (a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "tag" is one way to...):

rhyme; rime (compose rhymes)

Domain category:

poesy; poetry; verse (literature in metrical form)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Previous studies suggest that disease-causing mutations, like the G2019S mutation, increase the rate at which LRRK2 tags molecules.

(Too much protein may kill brain cells as Parkinson’s progresses, NINDS)

This ligase tags specific proteins in normal cells with ubiquitin, targeting them for destruction in the proteasome.

(Parkinson's Disease Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Bearing or marked with a label or tag.

(Labeled, NCI Thesaurus)

TTLL7 is a protein that adds glutamate tags onto microtubules.

(Scientists unravel the mystery of the tubulin code, NIH)

This gene is involved in both protein tagging and cell signaling.

(ISG15 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Just be sure you tag your luggage and other possessions.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Binding is then verified and visualized by applying other antibodies that have been tagged in some way.

(Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Spot Assay, NCI Thesaurus)

These enzymes add or remove chemical tags, which indirectly controls if genes are turned on or off.

(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)

A combination of 3 fluorescent-tagged monoclonal antibodies.

(ImmunoCyt, NCI Thesaurus)

Other enzymes called SUMO-specific proteases (SENPs) can then detach those tags, thereby decreasing SUMOylation.

(Hibernating ground squirrels provide clues to new stroke treatments, National Institutes of Health)