—flag /flæɡ/
noun [C] (PLANT)
► F0 a flower that is a type of large irisThesaurus+: ↑Flowers and flowering plants , ↑Flowers - general wordsnoun [C] (STONE)
► F0 a FLAGSTONE(Cf. ↑flagstone)Thesaurus+: ↑Building materialsnoun [C] (SYMBOL)
► B1 a piece of cloth, usually rectangular and fixed to a pole at one edge, that has a pattern that shows it represents a country or a group, or has a particular meaning: » Flags of all the participating countries are flying outside the stadium.» Flags were flapping/fluttering in the breeze.» The guard waved his flag and the train pulled away from the station.See picture: flag 
Thesaurus+: ↑Flags
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Extra Examples:» It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.» You're not allowed to swim when the red flag is flying.» The palace flags were all flying at half-mast.» There were flags on the tops of many of the buildings.» A flag fluttered from a 40-foot pole.verb (-gg-) (MARK) ↑Verb Endings for flag
F0 [T] to put a mark on something so it can be found easily among other similar things:
» Flag any files that might be useful later.Thesaurus+: ↑IdentifyingF0 [T] SPECIALIZED to mark computer information with one of two possible values so that you can deal with it later:
» We'll flag the records of interest in the database and then we can give you a print-out.Thesaurus+: ↑Operating computersverb [I] (-gg-) (BECOME TIRED) ↑Verb Endings for flag
► F0 to become tired, weaker, or less effective: » I was starting to flag after the ninth mile.» The conversation was flagging.Thesaurus+: ↑Tired and making tiredThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making less strong- make a splash
- make a takeover bid for sth
- make a virtue of sth
- make a virtue (out) of sth
- make a virtue out of sth
- make a world of difference
- make a/your mark
- make a/your mark (on sth)
- make a/your mark on sth
- make believe
- make-believe
- make capital out of sth
- make certain/sure
- make common cause with sb
- make conversation
- make do
- make/do the rounds
- make ends meet
- make enough, much, more, etc. of sth
- make excuses
- make eyes at sb
- make for somewhere/sth
- make for sth
- make free with
- make fun of sb/sth