tag out
Baseball defensive play
Tag out is to touch a baserunner with the ball or a glove holding the ball to record an out in baseball: The catcher tagged him out at home plate.
In workplace safety, to tag out is to attach a warning tag to equipment being serviced, preventing others from activating it—part of lockout-tagout procedures.
In tag-team contexts, to tag out is to touch a partner's hand to substitute them in: She tagged out after two rounds.
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