tag

/tˈæɡ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. attach a tag or label to
   “label these bottles”
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
   “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

noun

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

Synonyms for tag

• label
• mark
• chase
• chase after
• trail
• tail
• give chase
• dog
• go after
• track
• ticket
• rag
• shred
• tag end
• tatter

Words that rhyme with tag

• drag
• bag
• flag
• rag
• gag
• lag
• snag
• sandbag
• shag
• fag
• nag
• stag
• brag
• sag
• wag
• dag
• hag
• mailbag
• slag
• crag
• greylag
• handbag
• mag
• ragtag
• saddlebag
• zag
• airbag
• bagg
• bagge
• bandag