flag
1
[ flag ]
/ flæg /
noun
verb (used with object), flagged, flag·ging.
Idioms for flag
- to relinquish command, as of a ship.
- to submit or surrender: His financial situation is growing worse, but he's not ready to strike the flag.
strike the flag,
OTHER WORDS FROM flag
flag·ger, noun flag·less, adjectiveWords nearby flag
flabellum,
flaccid,
flack,
flackery,
flacon,
flag,
flag captain,
flag day,
flag down,
flag fall,
flag football
British Dictionary definitions for flag down (1 of 4)
flag
1
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
verb flags, flagging or flagged (tr)
Derived forms of flag
flagger, noun flagless, adjectiveWord Origin for flag
C16: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for flag down (2 of 4)
flag
2
/ (flæɡ) /
verb flags, flagging or flagged (intr)
to hang down; become limp; droop
to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired
Word Origin for flag
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for flag down (3 of 4)
flag
3
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag)
the leaf of any such plant
See also
sweet flag
Word Origin for flag
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Dutch
flag, Danish
flæg yellow iris
British Dictionary definitions for flag down (4 of 4)
flag
4
/ (flæɡ) /
noun
short for flagstone
verb flags, flagging or flagged
(tr)
to furnish (a floor) with flagstones
Idioms and Phrases with flag down
flag down
Signal to stop, as in The police were flagging down all cars. This expression uses the verb flag in the sense of “catch the attention of, as by waving a flag,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s; down was added in the first half of the 1900s.