flagged

/flæɡd/

verb

  1. 1

    To furnish or deck out with flags.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

    “Please flag down a taxi for me.”
  4. 4

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

    “to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance”
  5. 5

    (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.

    “I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.”
  6. 6

    To signal (an event).

    “The compiler flagged three errors.”
  7. 7

    To set a program variable to true.

    “Flag the debug option before running the program.”
  8. 8

    To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

  9. 9

    To penalize for an infraction.

    “The defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.”
  10. 10

    To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.

verb

  1. 1

    To weaken, become feeble.

    “His strength flagged toward the end of the race.”
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

    “to flag the wings”
  4. 4

    To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

verb

  1. 1

    To pave with flagstones.

    “Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.”

adjective

  1. 1

    Marked with a flag

  2. 2

    Registered with a particular country (and thus flying its flag)

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Paved with flagstones.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having split, bushy ends (of bristles).

Synonyms

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