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tag up

tag up verb: of a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.

Verb

tag up (third-person singular simple present tags up, present participle tagging up, simple past and past participle tagged up)

  1. Of a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.

Forms of tag up

third-person singular presenttags up
present participletagging up
past participletagged up
pasttagged up

Questions about tag up

What does tag up mean?
Tag up means of a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.
What part of speech is tag up?
Tag up is a verb.
What is the past tense of tag up?
The past tense of tag up is tagged up.

Words near tag up in the dictionary

  1. tag strip
  2. tag team
  3. tag teamed
  4. tag teaming
  5. tag teams
  6. tag up
  7. tag worm
  8. tag wrestling
  9. tag, rag and bobtail
  10. Tag-abaca
  11. tag-along right

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