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tag up

B2 neutral separable both
In simple words

In baseball, go back and touch your base before you run after the other team catches the ball

Literal meaning: To go back and touch (tag) your base — transparent in baseball; the labelling sense is also transparent.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

(Baseball) To return to and touch one's base after a fly ball is caught, as required before advancing to the next base

"The runner tagged up at third base and scored easily after the deep fly ball was caught."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral

To attach labels, tags, or identifying markers to items

"Staff spent the afternoon tagging up the new arrivals before the store opened."

Grammar: separable
3 B1 informal

(Social media, informal) To mention or link to someone by adding their tag in an online post

"Tag me up in that photo so I can see it on my feed."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

The baseball sense is a specific rule: a baserunner must return to their base and touch it after a fly ball is caught before they can advance. The labelling sense is used in retail, logistics, and social media (tagging a photo or post).

Commonly used with

base runner fly ball photo item post

Forms

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

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