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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person tags up · participle present tagging up · participle past tagged up · past tagged up

  1. ball gamesOf 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.
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APA

tag up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20up

MLA

“tag up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tag up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20up.

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