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

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

n. a small piece of cloth or paper

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

n. one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them

n. a symbol, mark or other label inserted to indicate the beginning or end of the information

v. provide with a name or nickname

v. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"

v. touch a player while he is holding the ball

v. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

v. to touch with the ball held in the hand or glove

v. to hit solidly

v. to strike with a powerful blow

v. to strike with a powerful blow