tag - noun

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

a label associated with something for the purpose of identification

a small piece of cloth or paper

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

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

tag - verb

• attach a tag or label to
• touch a player while he is holding the ball
• provide with a name or nickname
• go after with the intent to catch
• supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

tag - thesaurus

chase   dog   label   mark   rag   shred   tail   tatter   ticket   track   trail