Definition of flag Flag
/flƦĖg/ - [flatg] - flag
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WordNet
NounPlural: flags |
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| flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design | ||
| emblem special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. | ||
| american flag, old glory, star-spangled banner, stars and stripes the national flag of the United States of America | ||
| banner, streamer long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising | ||
| battle flag a flag that leads troops into battle | ||
| black flag, jolly roger, pirate flag, blackjack a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship | ||
| colors, colours a flag that shows its nationality | ||
| fanion a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position | ||
| jack male donkey | ||
| waft, pennon, pennant, streamer wing of a bird | ||
| banner, standard long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising | ||
| confederate flag, stars and bars the first flag of the Confederate States of America | ||
| tricolor, tricolour a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) | ||
| union flag, union jack national flag of the United Kingdom | ||
| flag of truce, white flag flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce | ||
| yellow jack fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico | ||
| flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device | ||
| signal flag | ||
| visual signal a signal that involves visual communication | ||
| pennant a long flag; often tapering | ||
| code flag, nautical signal flag one of an international code of flag signals used between ships | ||
| flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | ||
| tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | ||
| cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
| flag - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | ||
| flagstone | ||
| flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | ||
| iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily | ||
| iridaceous plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae | ||
| genus iris large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes | ||
| bearded iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) | ||
| beardless iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) | ||
| bulbous iris any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb | ||
| iris cristata, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa | ||
| iris persica, persian iris bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers | ||
| iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated | ||
| iris verna, vernal iris, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| blue flag, iris versicolor a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally | ||
| iris virginica, southern blue flag similar to blue flag; the eastern United States | ||
| flag - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | ||
| pin | ||
| flag - 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 | ||
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| flag - communicate or signal with a flag | ||
| signal, signalise, signalize, sign make conspicuous or noteworthy | ||
| flag down signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car" | ||
| flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" | ||
| grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree" | ||
| flag - provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" | ||
| mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | ||
| flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | ||
| sag, droop, swag | ||
| drop down, sink, drop descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" | ||
| slouch, slump walk slovenly | ||
| bag capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" | ||
| flag - become less intense | ||
| ease up, ease off, slacken off | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flag (Noun)
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. - flag (Noun)
A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship. - flag (Noun)
A signal flag. - flag (Noun)
The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event. - flag (Noun)
A variable or memory location that stores a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place. - flag (Noun)
In a command line interface , a notation requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked. - flag (Noun)
An abbreviation for capture the flag . - flag (Noun)
Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus . - flag (Noun)
A slice of turf; a sod. - flag (Noun)
A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving. - flag (Noun)
Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones. - flag (Verb)
To furnish or deck out with flags. - flag (Verb)
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something. - flag (Verb)
To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc. - flag (Verb)
To note, mark or point out for attention. - flag (Verb)
To signal an event. - flag (Verb)
To set a program variable to true. - flag (Verb)
To weaken, become feeble. - flag (Verb)
To lay down flagstones.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- flag (v. i.)
To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp. - flag (v. i.)
To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags. - flag (v. t.)
To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings. - flag (v. t.)
To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of. - flag (n.)
That which flags or hangs down loosely. - flag (n.)
A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag. - flag (n.)
A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc. - flag (n.)
A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks. - flag (n.)
The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter. - flag (v. t.)
To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train. - flag (v. t.)
To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance. - flag (n.)
An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus. - flag (v. t.)
To furnish or deck out with flags. - flag (n.)
A flat stone used for paving. - flag (n.)
Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones. - flag (v. t.)
To lay with flags of flat stones.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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flag
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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flag, v.i. to grow languid or spiritless.āpr.p. flagā²ging; pa.p. flagged.ān. Flagā²giness.āadj. Flagā²gy, limp, flabby. [Perh. O. Fr. flacāL. flaccus; prob. influenced by imit. forms as flap.] -
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flag, n. a popular name for many plants with sword-shaped leaves, mostly growing in moist situations, sometimes specially the species of iris or flower-de-luceāesp. the yellow flag: the acorus or sweet flag: (B.) reed-grass.āns. Flagā²-basā²ket, a basket made of reeds for carrying tools; Flagā²giness.āadj. Flagā²gy, abounding in flags.ān. Flagā²-worm, a worm or grub bred among flags or reeds. [Ety. obscure; cf. Dut. flag.] -
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flag, n. the ensign of a ship or of troops: a banner.āv.t. to decorate with flags: to inform by flag-signals.āns. Flagā²-capā²tain, in the navy, the captain of the ship which bears the admiral's flag; Flagā²-lieutenā²ant, an officer in a flag-ship, corresponding to an aide-de-camp in the army; Flagā²-offā²icer, a naval officer privileged to carry a flag denoting his rankāadmiral, vice-admiral, rear-admiral, or commodore; Flagā²-ship, the ship in which an admiral sails, and which carries his flag; Flagā²staff, a staff or pole on which a flag is displayed.āFlag of distress, a flag displayed as a signal of distressāusually upside down or at half-mast; Flag of truce, a white flag displayed during war when some pacific communication is intended between the hostile parties; Black flag, a pirate's flag, pirates generally; Dip the flag, to lower the flag and then hoist itāa token of respect; Hang out the red flag, to give a challenge to battle; Strike, or Lower, the flag, to pull it down as a token of respect, submission, or surrender; White flag, an emblem of peace; Yellow flag, hoisted to show pestilence on board, also over ships, &c., in quarantine, and hospitals, &c., in time of war. [Prob. Scand.; Dan. flag; Dut. vlag, Ger. flagge.] -
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flag, n. a stone that separates in flakes or layers: a flat stone used for pavingāalso Flagā²stone.āv.t. to pave with flagstones.ān. Flagā²ging, flagstones: a pavement of flagstones. [A form of flake; Ice. flaga, a flag or slab.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āļø
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pavillon, (flag, Dutch) a certain banner or standard, by which an admiral is distinguished at sea from the inferior ships of his squadron; also the colours by which one nation is distinguished from another.In the British navy flags are either red, white, or blue, and are displayed from the top of the main-mast, fore-mast, or mizen-mast, according to the rank of the admiral.The first flag in Great Britain is the royal standard, which is only to be hoisted when the king or queen are aboard the vessel: the second is that of the anchor of hope, which characterizes the lord high admiral, or lords commissioners of the admiralty: and the third is the union flag, in which the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew are blended. This last is appropriated to the admiral of the fleet, who is the first military officer under the lord high admiral.When a flag is displayed from the flag-staff on the main-mast, the officer distinguished thereby, is known to be an admiral; when from the fore-mast, a vice-admiral; and when from the mizen-mast, a rear-admiral.The next flag after the union is that of the white squadron, at the main-mast, and the last, which characterizes an admiral, is the blue, at the same mast-head.For a vice-admiral, the first flag is the red; the second, the white; the third, the blue, at the flag-staff on the fore-mast.The same order proceeds with regard to the rear-admirals, whose flags are hoisted on the top of the mizen-mast: the lowest flag in our navy is accordingly the blue on the mizen-mast.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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A general name for the distinguishing colours of any nation. Also, a certain banner by which an admiral is distinguished at sea from the inferior ships of his squadron. The flags of the British navy were severally on a red, white, or blue field, and were displayed from the top of the royal pole of the main, fore, or mizen mast, according to the rank of the admiral, thus indicating nine degrees. This diversity of colour has now been long done away with. The white field, with the red St. George's cross, and the sinister upper corner occupied by the union, is now alone used in the British navy--the blue being assigned to the reserve, and the red to the mercantile navy. An admiral still displays his flag exclusively at the main truck; a vice-admiral at the fore; a rear-admiral at the mizen. The first flag in importance is the royal standard of Great Britain and Ireland, hoisted only when the king or queen is on board; the second is the anchor of hope, for the lord high-admiral, or the lords-commissioners of the admiralty; and the third is the union flag, for the admiral of the fleet, who is the next officer under the lord high-admiral. The various other departments, such as the navy board, custom-house, &c., have each their respective flags. Besides the national flag, merchant ships are permitted to bear lesser flags on any mast, with the arms or design of the firm to which they belong, but they "must not resemble or be mistaken for any of the flags or signals used by the royal navy," under certain penalties. When a council of war is held at sea, if it be on board the admiral's ship, a flag is hung on the main-shrouds; if the vice-admiral's, on the fore-shrouds; and if the rear-admiral's, on the mizen-shrouds. The flags borne on the mizen were particularly called gallants. There are also smaller flags used for signals. The word flag is often familiarly used to denote the admiral himself. Also, the reply from the boat if an admiral is on board--Flag!
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue š
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A groat. CANT.--The flag of defiance, or bloody flag is out; signifying the man is drunk, and alluding to the redness of his face. SEA PHRASE.
Wikipedia 
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A flag is a piece of coloured cloth with a special design that is put on a pole as a symbol.
Flags first appeared more than 2000 years ago in China, and in Europe under the Roman Empire.
