tag

A small piece of paper, cloth, or plastic attached to something to give information about it.

• The price is on the tag.
• She removed the tags from her new clothes.
• Does your suitcase have a name tag?

Similar words: label

Common phrases: price tag, name tag, luggage tag

A children’s game where one player chases and touches another, who then becomes the person chasing.

• The children are playing tag.
• We played tag in the park yesterday.
• Who wants a game of tag?

Similar words: tips, it

Common phrases: play tag, game of tag, freeze tag

A word or short phrase added to digital content to describe it and help people find it.

• Add a tag to your photo.
• These tags help readers find related posts.
• Which tag should I use for this recipe?

Similar words: keyword, label

Common phrases: add a tag, photo tag, search by tag

A piece of computer code that marks part of a document and tells software how to treat it.

• This tag marks a heading.
• You forgot the closing tag in your code.
• The browser uses HTML tags to display the page.

Common phrases: html tag, opening tag, closing tag

A plate showing identifying information, worn by a person or animal, or fixed to a vehicle.

• The dog’s tag has our phone number.
• The soldier wore two metal tags.
• The car’s tag was damaged in the crash.

Similar words: identification plate

Common phrases: dog tag, license tag, identification tag

To attach a label to something so people can identify it or read information about it.

• Please tag each bag with a name.
• The shop tagged every shirt before opening.
• Scientists have tagged these birds to follow their movements.

How to use it: tag something with something (We tagged each bag with the owner’s name.)

Similar words: label, mark

Common phrases: tag something with something, tag a bag, tag an animal

To fasten one thing to another.

• He tagged a note onto the parcel.
• She tagged an extra sentence to the letter.
• They tagged several scraps of cloth together.

How to use it: tag something onto something (He tagged a short note onto the report.); tag something to something (She tagged an extra paragraph to the letter.)

Similar words: attach, fasten, add

Opposites: detach

Common phrases: tag something onto something, tag something to something

To cut dirty wool and dried waste from around a sheep’s bottom.

• The farmer tagged the sheep.
• We tag the flock before the weather gets hot.
• She tagged the lambs with clean shears.

Similar words: dag, crutch

Common phrases: tag a sheep, tag the flock