tag out
To affix a label to to indicate why it has been shut downTo affix a label to (potentially dangerous machinery) to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.
» The first baseman tagged the runner out.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To affix a label to (potentially dangerous machinery) to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.
(transitive)To touch a contestant or player in order to do something, such as to remove a runner from play in baseball or to replace a wrestler with a teammate in tag-team wrestling.
To replace another person or take another person's place, such as in a shift change at a workplace.
To be replaced by another person, such as in a shift change.
Examples
2 sentencesThe first baseman tagged the runner out.
Your tag is sticking out.
ruУ тебя бирка торчит. — JonLDS
Forms
tags out, tagging out, tagged out, tagged out| Base form | tag out · to tag out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tags out |
| Present participle | tagging out |
| Past simple | tagged out |
| Past participle | tagged out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.
- tag offTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.
- tag outTo affix a label to (potentially dangerous machinery) to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.
- tag onTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain entry.
- tag alongTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb