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English noun: tag | |||
| 1. | tag (communication) a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | ticket | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | label | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dog tag, dog tag, name tag, price tag | ||
| 2. | tag (communication) a label associated with something for the purpose of identification | ||
| Samples | Semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | label | ||
| 3. | tag (artifact) a small piece of cloth or paper | ||
| Synonyms | rag, shred, tag end, tatter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pine-tar rag | ||
| 4. | tag (act) a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | child's game | ||
| Domain category members | tag | ||
| 5. | tag (act) (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game, tag | ||
English verb: tag | |||
| 1. | tag (contact) attach a tag or label to | ||
| Samples | Label these bottles. | ||
| Synonyms | label, mark | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badge, brand, brandmark, calibrate, code, point, point, point, trademark | ||
| Verb group | mark | ||
| 2. | tag (contact) touch a player while he is holding the ball | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nab | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 3. | tag (communication) provide with a name or nickname | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, name | ||
| 4. | tag (motion) go after with the intent to catch | ||
| Samples | The policeman chased the mugger down the alley. The dog chased the rabbit. | ||
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tail, track, trail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hound, hunt, quest, run down, trace, tree | ||
| 5. | tag (creation) supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhyme, rime | ||
| Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
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