tag

²tag

verb

taggedtag·ging

Definition of TAG

transitive verb

1

: to provide or mark with or as if with a tag: as a : to supply with an identifying marker or price <was tagged at $4.95> b : to provide with a name or epithet : label, brand <tagged him a has-been> c : to put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic violation d : to deface with a graffito usually in the form of the defacer's nickname

2

: to attach as an addition : append

3

: to follow closely and persistently

4

: to hold to account; especially : to charge with violating the law <was tagged for … assault — Burt Woolis>

5

: label 2

intransitive verb

: to keep close <tagging at their heels — Corey Ford>

First Known Use of TAG

15th century