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flag
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Meanings
noun
  • a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities.
    E.g. the American flag
  • a small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports.
    E.g. the flag's up
  • a variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.
verb
  • mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.
    E.g. the spellcheck program flags any words that are not in its dictionary
  • (of an official) raise a flag to draw the referee's attention to a breach of the rules in soccer, rugby, and other sports.
    E.g. the goalkeeper brought down Hendrie and a linesman immediately flagged
  • provide or decorate with a flag or flags.
noun
  • a flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.
noun
  • a plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome.
verb
  • become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic.
    E.g. if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you

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