tag

Noun

• (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

• a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

• a small piece of cloth or paper

• a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
  • semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word
    

• a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

Verb

• supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

• go after with the intent to catch
  • The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
    
  • the dog chased the rabbit
    

• provide with a name or nickname

• touch a player while he is holding the ball

• attach a tag or label to
  • label these bottles
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rag , shred , tag end , tatter , ticket , chase , chase after , trail , tail , give chase , dog , go after , track , label , mark