tag

¹tag

noun \ˈtag\

Definition of TAG

1

: a loose hanging piece of cloth : tatter

2

: a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace

3

: a piece of hanging or attached material; specifically : a loop, knot, or tassel on a garment

4

a : a brief quotation used for rhetorical emphasis or sententious effect b : a recurrent or characteristic verbal expression c : tagline 1

5

a : a cardboard, plastic, or metal marker used for identification or classification <license tags> b : a descriptive or identifying epithet c : something used for identification or location : flag d : label 3d e : price tag f : an element of code in a computer document used especially to control format and layout or to establish a hyperlink

6

: a detached fragmentary piece : bit

7

: a graffito in the form of an identifying name or symbol

Origin of TAG

Middle English tagge; akin to Middle Low German tagge, tacke twig, spike

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, wag, YAG, zag