Flag (Verb)
Meaning 1
Provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Flag this email in red so that I can attend to it urgently.
- The editor asked him to flag the manuscript sections that needed revisions.
- The IT department flagged the suspicious downloads to prevent any potential malware infections.
- To locate this folder quickly, can you flag it with a yellow marker in the navigation bar.
- Please flag the damaged inventory items with a warning sticker to indicate they shouldn't be sold.
Meaning 2
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Her energy flag, she sat down on the nearest bench for a rest.
- As the day wore on, the dog's ears began to flag, no longer perked up in excitement.
- The hot air balloon began to flag without the heating flame to lift it.
- After losing their jobs, the couple's spirits started to flag.
- Her enthusiasm would flag whenever she encountered setbacks in her project.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 3
Become less intense.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The energy levels of the group started to flag towards the end of the long meeting.
- The speaker's voice began to flag as she realized she was running out of time.
- The student's enthusiasm for the subject was starting to flag after several months of study.
- The athlete's performance began to flag in the final stretch of the marathon.
- The company's sales were starting to flag due to increased competition in the market.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
Communicate or signal with a flag.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The sailors used flags to signal for help when their boat was in distress.
- They will flag down the taxi, so it stops to pick us up.
- The coach will flag the referee to indicate a foul during the game.
- In order to have the pilot's attention, you have to flag the plane down.
- She watched as the base runner tried to flag her attention but failed miserably.
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 5
Decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The city's main street was flagged with colorful streamers and balloons for the festival.
- The town square was flagged with patriotic flags for Independence Day celebrations.
- Each district was flagged with different colors to show their involvement in the charity event.
- The hotel lobby was flagged with festive decorations and lights for the New Year's Eve party.
- The stadium was flagged with the home team's colors in preparation for the big game.