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flag(noun)

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

masthead, flag(noun)

a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily(noun)

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

flag, signal flag(noun)

a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

pin, flag(noun)

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

flag, flagstone(noun)

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

flag(verb)

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

flag(verb)

communicate or signal with a flag

flag(verb)

provide with a flag

"Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"

sag, droop, swag, flag(verb)

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

flag(verb)

decorate with flags

"the building was flagged for the holiday"

ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag(verb)

become less intense

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

flowers flagging in the summer heat

to lose bodily strength or vigor

we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

flagged the cars into the other parking lot

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling

the flags of both countries were prominently displayed at the treaty signing

an object intended to give public notice or warning

road crews using handheld stop signs as flags at both ends of the highway construction zone

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