Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
flag (noun) any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves as
a) - iris , especially a wild iris
b) - sweet flag
1.
a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration
2.
a) the tail of some dogs (as a setter or hound) , also the long hair fringing a dog's tail
b) the tail of a deer
3.
a) something used like a flag to signal or attract attention
b) one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in value
4.
something represented by a flag as
a) - flagship
b) an admiral functioning in his office of command
c) - nationality , especially the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraft
transitive verb
1.
to signal with or as if with a flag , especially to signal to stop - flagged the train often used with down
2.
to mark or identify with or as if with a flag - flagged potential problems in the proposal
3.
to call a penalty on - penalize a lineman flagged for being offside
intransitive verb
1.
to hang loose without stiffness
2.
a) to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless
b) to decline in interest, attraction, or value - flagging stock prices
a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving , also a piece of such stone
transitive verb
to lay (as a pavement) with - flags
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
flag (verb)1.
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
SYNONIMS:
flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wiltRELATED WORDS:
slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yieldNEAR ANTONYMS:
distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl2.
to lose bodily strength or vigor
SYNONIMS:
decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, witherRELATED WORDS:
break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run downNEAR ANTONYMS:
convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gainto direct or notify by a movement or gesture
SYNONIMS:
beckon, flag, gesture, signal, waveRELATED WORDS:
nod; gesticulate, mime, pantomime, sign; signalize; acquaint, advise, inform, relate, tell; flourish, shrug1.
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
SYNONIMS:
banderole ( banderol), banner, colors, ensign, guidon, jack, pendant ( pendent), pennant, pennon, standard, streamerRELATED WORDS:
bunting, gonfalon; black flag, Jolly Roger, tricolor, union jack, white flag; burgee, semaphore, signaler ( signaller), waft; badge, coat of arms, crest, insignia2.
an object intended to give public notice or warning
SYNONIMS:
flag, tocsinRELATED WORDS:
red light; knell