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tag out

B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

Touch a player with the ball to get them out in baseball

Literal meaning: To make a tag (touch) that puts someone out — transparent in a sports context.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

(Baseball) To put a runner out by touching them with the ball or with a glove holding the ball while they are off a base

"The shortstop tagged out the runner trying to steal second base."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 informal

(Tag-team wrestling) To touch your partner to transfer the active role to them during a match

"When he was exhausted, he tagged out to his partner who immediately took control of the fight."

Grammar: inseparable
3 C1 idiomatic informal

(Figurative) To be removed from or exit a role, project, or situation

"She was tagged out of the project after the restructuring."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Primarily a baseball term. Also used in tag-team wrestling to mean touching your partner to bring them into the match. Can be used figuratively in business to mean being replaced or removed from a role.

Commonly used with

runner baserunner player partner glove ball

Forms

Base
tag out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tags out
he/she/it
Past simple
taged out
yesterday
Past participle
taged out
have + pp
-ing form
taging out
continuous

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