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Definition of "tag" []

  • A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label: sale tags on all coats and dresses. (noun)
  • The plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace. (noun)
  • The contrastingly colored tip of an animal's tail. (noun)
  • Sports A bright piece of feather, floss, or tinsel surrounding the shank of the hook on a fishing fly. (noun)
  • A dirty, matted lock of wool. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tag" in a sentence
  • "; '' '% tag%' '': A sanitized version of the tag name (tag slug field on New/Edit Tag panel)."
  • "Matching an XHTML/XML tag (via immike. net) function get_tag ($tag, $xml) {"
  • "Perfect example is when I see templates where the title tag is coded in h2 when h1 would be a little better."