"backtag" meaning in English

See backtag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: backtags [plural]
Etymology: From back + tag. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|tag}} back + tag Head templates: {{en-noun}} backtag (plural backtags)
  1. An identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal.
    Sense id: en-backtag-en-noun-vzvP~c4J

Verb

Forms: backtags [present, singular, third-person], backtagging [participle, present], backtagged [participle, past], backtagged [past]
Etymology: From back + tag. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|tag}} back + tag Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} backtag (third-person singular simple present backtags, present participle backtagging, simple past and past participle backtagged)
  1. (transitive) To fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-backtag-en-verb-STfpdwnD Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "back",
        "3": "tag"
      },
      "expansion": "back + tag",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From back + tag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backtags",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "backtag (plural backtags)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal."
      ],
      "id": "en-backtag-en-noun-vzvP~c4J",
      "links": [
        [
          "identify",
          "identify"
        ],
        [
          "tag",
          "tag"
        ],
        [
          "affix",
          "affix"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtag"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "back",
        "3": "tag"
      },
      "expansion": "back + tag",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From back + tag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backtags",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backtagging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backtagged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backtagged",
      "tags": [
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    }
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        "1": "++"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtag"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From back + tag.",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "backtag (plural backtags)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "identify",
          "identify"
        ],
        [
          "tag",
          "tag"
        ],
        [
          "affix",
          "affix"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtag"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "3": "tag"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From back + tag.",
  "forms": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backtagged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backtagged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English links with manual fragments",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtag"
}

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