释义 |
tag1 /tag/ noun- A tab
- A label, esp a tie-on label
- An identifying mark or sign
- A symbol or signature used by a graffiti-writer, eg as a message, means of identification, etc (slang)
- A device used for electronic tagging (qv)
- A label or marker giving summarized information, descriptions, attributes, etc which apply to the text following (or if one of a pair, also preceding) it (computing)
- The metal or plastic point of a lace
- Any small thing tacked or attached to another
- A flap, or a loose or flapping end
- A flap of a slashed garment
- A shred
- A stray, matted or dirty lock, eg of a sheep's wool
- The tip of an animal's tail
- The tail end
- A trite (esp Latin) quotation
- A moral to a story
- The closing words of a play, etc, usu addressed to the audience
- A refrain
- A vehicle licence plate (US)
- A parking ticket (US)
- The rabble, the common people (obsolete)
- Anything mean
- A piece of brightly-coloured wire, fabric, etc tied to the end of the body of an artificial fly (angling)
- (in pl) a footman's shoulder-knot
transitive verb (taggˈing; tagged)- To put a tag or tags on
- To attach as a tag
- To put a signature or similar mark on (slang)
- To mark (text) with tags (computing)
- To apply a hashtag to (an item posted on a social media site)
- To fit with an electronic tag
- To tack, fasten, append
- To remove tags from
- To dog or follow closely
- To give (a driver or vehicle) a parking ticket (US)
- To replace an atom in (a molecule or compound) by a radioactive isotope, for the purpose of identification
intransitive verb- To make tags, to string words or ideas together
- To go behind as a follower (with on or along)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure taggeeˈ noun A person wearing an electronic tag taggˈer noun taggˈers plural noun Thin sheet iron or sheet steel coated with tin taggˈing noun taggˈy adjective (of eg wool) matted into tags tagˈless adjective tag day noun (N American) A flag day tag end noun (esp N American) The fag end, tail end tagged atom noun A radioactive isotopic atom of a tracer element tag line noun (esp N American) - A punchline
- A watchword, slogan
tag question noun An interrogative clause (eg can't you?) added to the end of a statement to invite agreement (also question tag) tagˈrag noun - The rabble (old)
- A fluttering rag, a tatter
adjective- Vulgar (old)
- Ragged
tag tail noun A worm with a tail like a tag tag along (with with) to follow, accompany or trail after someone, esp when uninvited tag rag and bobtail Rag-tag and bobtail tag2 /tag/ noun- The children's game of tig
- The act of putting out a runner by touching him or her with the ball or the hand holding the ball (baseball)
transitive verb (taggˈing; tagged)- To tig
- To put out (a runner) by a tag (baseball)
ORIGIN: Ety doubtful tag team noun - A pair of tag wrestlers
- A pair of people working together (chiefly N American)
tag wrestling noun A contest between two teams of two wrestlers, in which only one wrestler from each team is in the ring at any one time and may be replaced by the wrestler outside the ring after touching the latter's hand |