Meaning & Definition of Flag in English
Flag
noun
1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- flag
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.
- masthead,
- flag
3. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- iris,
- flag,
- fleur-de-lis,
- sword lily
4. A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- flag,
- signal flag
5. Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- pin,
- flag
6. Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- flag,
- flagstone
7. A conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- flag
verb
1. Communicate or signal with a flag
- flag
2. Provide with a flag
- "Flag this file so that i can recognize it immediately"
- flag
3. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- sag,
- droop,
- swag,
- flag
4. Decorate with flags
- "The building was flagged for the holiday"
- flag
5. Become less intense
- ease up,
- ease off,
- slacken off,
- flag