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flag

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[flag]

noun

  1. a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.

  2. Ornithology.the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia.

  3. Hunting.the tail of a deer or of a setter dog.

  4. Journalism.

    1. the nameplate of a newspaper.

    2. masthead.

    3. the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page.

  5. a tab or tag attached to a page, file card, etc., to mark it for attention.

  6. Music.hook.

  7. Movies, Television.a small gobo.

  8. Usually flags the ends of the bristles of a brush, especially a paintbrush, when split.

  9. Computers.a symbol, value, or other means of identifying data of interest, or of informing later parts of a program what conditions earlier parts have encountered.



verb (used with object)

flagged, flagging 
  1. to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags.

  2. to signal or warn (a person, automobile, etc.) with or as if with a flag (sometimes followed bydown ).

    to flag a taxi; to flag down a passing car.

  3. to communicate (information) by or as if by a flag.

  4. to decoy, as game, by waving a flag or the like to excite attention or curiosity.

  5. to mark (a page in a book, file card, etc.) for attention, as by attaching protruding tabs.

  6. (of a brush) to split the ends of the bristles.

flag

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[flag]

noun

  1. any of various plants with long, sword-shaped leaves, as the sweet flag.

  2. blue flag.

  3. the long, slender leaf of such a plant or of a cereal.

flag

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[flag]

verb (used without object)

flagged, flagging 
  1. to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc..

    Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. to hang loosely or limply; droop.

flag

4

[flag]

noun

  1. flagstone.

  2. flags, flagstone.

verb (used with object)

flagged, flagging 
  1. to pave with flagstones.

flag

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/ ڱæɡ /

noun

  1. a piece of cloth, esp bunting, often attached to a pole or staff, decorated with a design and used as an emblem, symbol, or standard or as a means of signalling

  2. a small paper flag, emblem, or sticker sold on flag days

  3. computing an indicator, that may be set or unset, used to indicate a condition or to stimulate a particular reaction in the execution of a computer program

  4. informalshort for flag officer flagship

  5. journalism another name for masthead

  6. the fringe of long hair, tapering towards the tip, on the underside of the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as setters

  7. the conspicuously marked tail of a deer

  8. a less common name for bookmark

  9. the part of a taximeter that is raised when a taxi is for hire

  10. the pennant-shaped pattern that is formed when a price fluctuation is plotted on a chart, interrupting the steady rise or fall that precedes and then follows it

  11. (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership

  12. to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc

    1. to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence

    2. informalto be present; make an appearance

    1. to relinquish command, esp of a ship

    2. to submit or surrender

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verb

  1. to decorate or mark with a flag or flags

  2. (often foll by down) to warn or signal (a vehicle) to stop

  3. to send or communicate (messages, information, etc) by flag

  4. to decoy (game or wild animals) by waving a flag or similar object so as to attract their attention

  5. to mark (a page in a book, card, etc) for attention by attaching a small tab or flag

  6. to draw attention to (something)

  7. to consider unimportant; brush aside

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flag

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/ ڱæɡ /

verb

  1. to hang down; become limp; droop

  2. to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired

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flag

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/ ڱæɡ /

noun

  1. any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus ( yellow flag )

  2. the leaf of any such plant

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flag

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/ ڱæɡ /

noun

  1. short for flagstone

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verb

  1. (tr) to furnish (a floor) with flagstones

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • flagger noun
  • flagless adjective
  • ˈڱ noun
  • ˈڱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flag1

First recorded in 1475–85; perhaps blend of flap (noun) and fag 2 (noun) in obsolete sense “flap”

Origin of flag2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flagge

Origin of flag3

First recorded in 1535–45; perhaps blend of of flap (verb) and fag 2 (verb) in obsolete sense “to droop”. See flag 1

Origin of flag4

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English flagge “piece of sod”; akin to Old Norse flaga “s”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flag1

C16: of uncertain origin

Origin of flag2

C16: of unknown origin

Origin of flag3

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Dutch flag , Danish ڱæ yellow iris
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. strike the flag, Also strike one's flag.

    1. to relinquish command, as of a ship.

    2. to submit or surrender.

      His financial situation is growing worse, but he's not ready to strike the flag.

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Example Sentences

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Norris retired on the spot with broken front suspension but Piastri was able to continue as the safety car came out, and led the pack to the chequered flag.

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The parking lot outside the stadium felt relatively subdued, with some fans making carne asada on portable grills and others waving Mexican flags.

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Earlier this year whistleblowers flagged concerns over the way some subcontracted staff were being paid.

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“Look at all the foreign flags,” Miller said on X as he shared a video of a crowd of protesters, some waving Mexican flags.

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They chanted slogans near the Port Headquarters building amid signs and swirling American and Mexican flags.

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