Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tag
5 senses of tag
Sense 1
tag, ticket -- (a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.)
=> label -- (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
Sense 2
tag -- (a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word")
=> label -- (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
Sense 3
rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter -- (a small piece of cloth or paper)
=> piece of cloth, piece of material -- (a separate part consisting of fabric)
Sense 4
tag -- (a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser)
=> child's game -- (a game enjoyed by children)
Sense 5
tag -- ((sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game))
=> touch, touching -- (the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tag
5 senses of tag
Sense 1
tag, label, mark -- (attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles")
=> attach -- (cause to be attached)
Sense 2
tag -- (touch a player while he is holding the ball)
=> touch -- (make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband")
Sense 3
tag -- (provide with a name or nickname)
=> name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
Sense 4
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track -- (go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit")
=> pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")
Phrasal Verb-> tag along#1
Sense 5
tag -- (supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes)
=> rhyme, rime -- (compose rhymes)