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tag
A	noun
	1	tag
			(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚touch; touching ╚tag
	2	tag
			a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚game ╚child's game ╚tag
	3	rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter
			a small piece of cloth or paper
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚part; portion ╚piece ╚piece of cloth; piece of material ╚rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter ╚pine-tar rag
	4	tag
			a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚marker; marking; mark ╚label ╚tag ╚price tag ╚name tag ╚dog tag ╚dog tag
B	verb
	1	tag
			provide with a name or nickname
		Category Tree: designate; denominate ╚label ╚name; call ╚tag
	2	tag, label, mark
			attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
		Category Tree: connect; link; tie; link up ╚attach ╚tag, label, mark ╚badge ╚code ╚calibrate ╚point ╚point ╚point
	3	tag
			touch a player while he is holding the ball
		Category Tree: touch ╚tag ╚nab
	4	tag
			supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
		Category Tree: make; create ╚create verbally ╚rhyme; rime ╚tag
	5	chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
			go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚pursue; follow ╚chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track ╚quest

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