ALL meanings of flag down
flag down
F f - noun flag down a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant. 1
- noun flag down Ornithology. the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia. 1
- noun flag down Hunting. the tail of a deer or of a setter dog. 1
- noun flag down Journalism. the nameplate of a newspaper. masthead (def 1). the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page. 1
- noun flag down a tab or tag attached to a page, file card, etc., to mark it for attention. 1
- noun flag down Music. hook1 (def 12a). 1
- noun flag down Movies, Television. a small gobo. 1
- noun flag down Usually, flags. the ends of the bristles of a brush, especially a paintbrush, when split. 1
- noun flag down Computers. a symbol, value, or other means of identifying data of interest, or of informing later parts of a program what conditions earlier parts have encountered. 1
- verb with object flag down to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags. 1
- verb with object flag down to signal or warn (a person, automobile, etc.) with or as if with a flag (sometimes followed by down): to flag a taxi; to flag down a passing car. 1
- verb with object flag down to communicate (information) by or as if by a flag. 1
- verb with object flag down to decoy, as game, by waving a flag or the like to excite attention or curiosity. 1
- verb with object flag down to mark (a page in a book, file card, etc.) for attention, as by attaching protruding tabs. 1
- verb with object flag down (of a brush) to split the ends of the bristles. 1
- idioms flag down 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
- phrasal verb flag down If you flag down a vehicle, especially a taxi, you wave at it as a signal for the driver to stop. 0