[taɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information
(e.g: he gave his pet a collar with a metal name tag)

- a small piece or part that is attached to a main body

- a frequently repeated quotation or stock phrase
(e.g: his writing is full of tags from the Bible and Shakespeare)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin; compare with dag. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[taɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- attach a label to
(e.g: mothers suspected that their babies had been wrongly tagged during an alarm at the hospital)

- add to something, especially as an afterthought or with no real connection
(e.g: she meant to tag her question on at the end of her remarks)

- shear away ragged locks of wool from (sheep)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a narrow hanging section of a decoratively slashed garment): of unknown origin; compare with dag. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[taɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a children's game in which one child chases the others and anyone who is caught then becomes the pursuer
(e.g: we began to play tag under the water)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of tig

[taɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of tig