flag
noun
1. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
Definition categories: man–made, emblem
2. 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.
Similar word(s): masthead
Definition categories: communication, list, listing
3. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Similar word(s): iris
Definition categories: plant
4. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
Definition categories: communication
5. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Similar word(s): pin
Definition categories: man–made
6. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
Similar word(s): flagstone
Definition categories: man–made
7. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
verb
1. communicate or signal with a flag
Definition categories: communication, sign, signal, signalise, signalize
2. provide with a flag
- Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
Definition categories: change, mark
3. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Similar word(s): droop, sag, swag
Definition categories: motion, drop, sink
4. decorate with flags
- the building was flagged for the holiday
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
5. become less intense
Definition categories: change, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
Sentences with flag as a verb:
- Please flag down a taxi for me.
- to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance
- I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.
- Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate.
- The compiler flagged three errors.
- Flag the debug option before running the program.
- His strength flagged toward the end of the race.