word-vault/dist/data/cards/ta/tag.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tag",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to something to identify it or give information about it",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He put name tags on all his shirts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gift tag *(= tied to a present)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["identification", "identity", "name"],
                "verb + tag": ["attach", "put", "remove"],
                "phrases": [
                    "something carries a price tag of…",
                    "something has a price tag of…"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an electronic device that can be attached to a person, animal or object so that police, researchers, etc. know where the person, etc. is",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police use electronic tags to monitor the whereabouts of young offenders on probation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a name or phrase that is used to describe a person or thing in some way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They are finally ready to drop the tag ‘the new Beatles’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ‘lucky’ tag stuck for years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president made several jokes in an attempt to shake off his ‘humourless’ tag."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a word or phrase that is added to a sentence for emphasis, for example I do in Yes, I do",
            "labels": "(linguistics)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a set of letters or symbols that are put before and after a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be treated in a particular way",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a short quotation or saying in a foreign language",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Latin tag ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum.’ *(= if you want peace, prepare for war)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a children’s game in which one child runs after the others and tries to touch one of them",
            "labels": "British English also",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a symbol or name used by a graffiti writer and painted in a public place",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tæɡ/",
                "audio": "ta/tag/tag__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tæɡ/",
                "audio": "ta/tag/tag__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 5 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 cent. noun sense 6 mid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of tig."
}