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1 a small piece of paper, plastic etc attached to something to show what it is, who owns it, what it costs etc ➔ dog tag
small piece of paper etc
[countable]D2 a children's game in which one player chases and tries to touch the others
game
[uncountable]DG3 a piece of equipment that you attach to an animal or person, especially someone who has just left prison, so that you always know where they are
electronic object
also electronic tag [countable] British English4TD a computer code attached to a word or phrase in a computer document in order to arrange the data in a particular way
computer
[countable]5 a word or phrase which is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but which is often unfair or not correct : 
His speed earned him the tag of 'the runner'.
name
[countable]
His speed earned him the tag of 'the runner'.6 a tag question
grammar
[countable]SLG technical7 someone's name that they paint illegally on a wall, vehicle etc
name painted on wall
[countable] informal especially American English8
car
American Englishb) [countable] a small piece of sticky plastic with a date on it that you put on your car's license plate to show that the car is legally allowed on the road in that year
