tig /tɪɡ/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •(Ireland, Scotland) The children's game of tag.One evening when playing tig she had put her hands over his eyes: long and white and thin and cold and soft. — 1916 •(dialect) A light touch; a tap or pat. •(historical) A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment. verb1 •(dialect) To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally. formstigged · tigging · tigs