overtag
overtag verb: to place too many tags on.
Verb
overtag (third-person singular simple present overtags, present participle overtagging, simple past and past participle overtagged)
- To place too many tags on.
- But whatever the approach, all manufacturers are agreed that there can be a danger in overtagging a garment. "Too many tags — more than two — are often confusing and distracting to consumers." said Dick Harris of B.W Harris.1980, Men's Wear, volume 182
- To write a graffiti tag over another.
- Behind him was gang-turf graffiti, elaborately spray-painted, transforming the wall into a billboard. One with a very clear message. The graffiti was pristine. That it had not been overtagged was a bold proclamation that the wall stood within undisputed territory.2012, Andrew Vachss, Blackjack: A Cross Novel, page 12
Forms of overtag
| third-person singular present | overtags |
|---|---|
| present participle | overtagging |
| past participle | overtagged |
| past | overtagged |
Origin of overtag
From over- + tag.
Questions about overtag
- What does overtag mean?
- Overtag means to place too many tags on.
- What part of speech is overtag?
- Overtag is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overtag?
- The past tense of overtag is overtagged.
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