Main Entry:

²tag

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

tagged; tag·ging

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: 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 nickname2: to attach as an addition : append3: to follow closely and persistently4: to hold to account ; especially : to charge with violating the law <was tagged for…assault — Burt Woolis>5: label 2intransitive verb: to keep close <tagging at their heels — Corey Ford>