ALL meanings of flag
flag
F f - noun flag 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. 1
- noun Definition of flag in Technology 1. (programming) A variable or quantity that can take on one of two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one of two outcomes or is used to control which of two things is to be done. "This flag controls whether to clear the screen before printing the message." "The program status word contains several flag bits." See also hidden flag, mode bit. 2. command line option. 1
- noun flag flagstone (def 1). 1
- noun flag flags, flagstone (def 2). 1
- verb with object flag to pave with flagstones. 1
- idioms flag strike the 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. Also, strike one's flag. 1
- verb without object flag to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc.: Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing. 1
- verb without object flag to hang loosely or limply; droop. 1
- noun flag symbol of country 1
- noun flag banner 1
- transitive verb flag mark 1
- intransitive verb flag droop 1
- transitive verb flag bus, taxi: hail 1
- transitive verb flag signal sth 1
- intransitive verb flag signal sth to sb 1
- noun flag finish line 1
- abbreviation FLAG flagship 1
- noun flag newspaper masthead 1
- noun flag American football: penalty 1
- countable noun flag A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country. 0
- countable noun flag A flag is a small piece of paper or cloth attached to a stick or pin which is sold on a flag day or used to mark a particular spot. 0
- countable noun flag Journalists sometimes refer to the flag of a particular country or organization as a way of referring to the country or organization itself and its values or power. 0
- verb flag If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy. 0
- countable noun flag A flag is the same as a flagstone. 0
- noun flag 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 0
- noun flag a small paper flag, emblem, or sticker sold on flag days 0
- noun flag 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 0
- noun flag the fringe of long hair, tapering towards the tip, on the underside of the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as setters 0
- noun flag the conspicuously marked tail of a deer 0
- noun flag the part of a taximeter that is raised when a taxi is for hire 0
- noun flag 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 0
- verb flag to decorate or mark with a flag or flags 0
- verb flag to warn or signal (a vehicle) to stop 0
- verb flag to send or communicate (messages, information, etc) by flag 0
- verb flag to decoy (game or wild animals) by waving a flag or similar object so as to attract their attention 0
- verb flag to mark (a page in a book, card, etc) for attention by attaching a small tab or flag 0
- verb flag to draw attention to (something) 0
- verb flag to consider unimportant; brush aside 0
- verb flag to hang down; become limp; droop 0
- verb flag to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired 0
- noun flag any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag) 0
- noun flag the leaf of any such plant 0
- verb flag to furnish (a floor) with flagstones 0
- noun flag a piece of cloth or bunting, often attached to a staff, with distinctive colors, patterns, or symbolic devices, used as a national or state symbol, as a signal, etc.; banner; standard; ensign 0
- noun flag long feathers or quills, as on a hawk 0
- noun flag the tail of a deer 0
- noun flag the bushy tail of certain dogs, as setters and some hounds 0
- noun flag something, as a tab of metal or cardboard, that is attached to a card, folder, etc. so that it may be found easily, as in a file 0
- noun flag a character, symbol, etc. used to mark data or a record for special attention 0
- noun flag any of the lines extending from a stem, indicating whether the note is an eighth, sixteenth, etc. 0