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overtagging

overtagging is the present participle and gerund of overtag.

Meaning of overtag

Verb

overtag (third-person singular simple present overtags, present participle overtagging, simple past and past participle overtagged)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (transitive) 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

Questions about overtagging

What is overtagging the present participle and gerund of?
Overtagging is the present participle and gerund of overtag.

Words near overtagging in the dictionary

  1. overtackled
  2. overtackles
  3. overtackling
  4. overtag
  5. overtagged
  6. overtagging
  7. overtags
  8. overtakable
  9. overtake
  10. overtakeable
  11. overtakeless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overtagging (page history and authors); overtag (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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