"freeze tag" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} freeze tag (uncountable)
  1. (playground games) A variant of the playground game tag, in which a tagged player, rather than becoming "it", becomes "frozen" (and forbidden from moving) but may be unfrozen by being touched by an untagged player. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games, Playground games
    Sense id: en-freeze_tag-en-noun-013OiTkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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