tag
(verb) provide with a name or nickname
tag, label, mark
(verb) attach a tag or label to; “label these bottles”
tag
(verb) touch a player while he is holding the ball
tag
(verb) supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(verb) go after with the intent to catch; “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”; “the dog chased the rabbit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tagging
present participle of tag
tagging (plural taggings)
The act by which something is tagged.
Source: Wiktionary
Tag, n. Etym: [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a prickle, point, tooth.]
1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.
2. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.
4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.] Tag and rag, the lowest sort; the rabble. Holinshed.
5. A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Definition: A sale of usually used items (such as furniture, clothing, household items or bric-a-brac), conducted by one or a small group of individuals, at a location which is not a normal retail establishment.
Note: Frequently it is held in the private home or in a yard attached to a private home belonging to the seller. Similar to a yard sale or garage sale. Compare flea market, where used items are sold by many individuals in a place rented for the purpose.
Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tagging.]
1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags. He learned to make long-tagged thread laces. Macaulay. His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with some fawning word. Dryden.
2. To join; to fasten; to attach. Bolingbroke.
3. To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See Tag, a play.
Tag, v. i.
Definition: To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with after; as, to tag after a person.
Tag, n. Etym: [From Tag, v.; cf. Tag, an end.]
Definition: A child's play in which one runs after and touches another, and then runs away to avoid being touched.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 December 2024
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
