Flag Meaning and Definition


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Flag meaning

Word: Flag

How to pronounce: flæg

Noun

Definitions:

1. 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.

Example sentences: "The American flag"

2. A small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports.

Example sentences: "Jumped the starter's flag, did he?"

3. A variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.

Example sentences: "Thereby, the flag is recorded on the effective data area."

4. A hook attached to the stem of a musical note, determining the rhythmic value of the note.

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.

Example sentences: "“greatfully” would be flagged as a misspelling of “gratefully.”"

2. (of an official in football, soccer, and other sports) raise or throw a flag to indicate a breach of the rules.

Example sentences: "The rookie cornerback managed to get flagged for three penalties in one game"

3. Provide or decorate with a flag or flags.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.

Example sentences: "Stone flags are £32 per square yard and slates go for £2 each."

Noun

Definitions:

1. A plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome.

Example sentences: "This area of yellowed chlorotic tissue marks the juncture of the stems and the flag leaves at the time of the freeze."

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of a person) become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic.

Example sentences: "If you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you"


Synonyms:

banner

ensign

pennant

small flag

bunting

flagman

iris

flagstone

signal


Antonyms:

unflag


Derivations:

flagging


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Flag in Other Languages...

Spanish: Bandera

German: Flagge

French: Drapeau

Italian: Bandiera

Turkish: Bayrak


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