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A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).

A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

(often used attributively) A signal flag.

To furnish or deck out with flags.

To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.

Example: Please flag down a taxi for me.

To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.

Example: to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance

To weaken, become feeble.

Example: His strength flagged toward the end of the race.

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.

Example: to flag the wings

To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.

A slice of turf; a sod.

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

To pave with flagstones.

Example: Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.

A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.

A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.

The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.

A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value