adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtæɡtiːm/
General-American:/ˈtæɡˌtim/
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adj
Meaning 1
Performed by two or more people or groups working alternately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Both of them worked, so they practiced a sort of tag-team parenting, swapping mornings and afternoons when the kids weren’t in school.
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 2
To wrestle as part of a tag team (sense 1).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
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verb
Meaning 3
To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task directed at (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To have sex with (someone) in a group with one or more other people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive, vulgar
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