1. a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
2. the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia.
3. the tail of a deer or of a setter dog.
4. Journalism.
• the nameplate of a newspaper.
• masthead (def. 1).
• the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page.
5. a tab or tag attached to a page, file card, etc., to mark it for attention.
6. hook¹ (def. 12a).
7. a small gobo.
8. the ends of the bristles of a brush, especially a paintbrush, when split.
9. a symbol, value, or other means of identifying data of interest, or of informing later parts of a program what conditions earlier parts have encountered.

10. to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags.
11. to signal or warn (a person, automobile, etc.) with or as if with a flag (sometimes followed by down): to flag a taxi; to flag down a passing car.
12. to communicate (information) by or as if by a flag.
13. to decoy, as game, by waving a flag or the like to excite attention or curiosity.
14. to mark (a page in a book, file card, etc.) for attention, as by attaching protruding tabs.
15. (of a brush) to split the ends of the bristles.

16. strike the flag,
• to relinquish command, as of a ship.
• to submit or surrender: His financial situation is growing worse, but he's not ready to strike the flag.

1. any of various plants with long, sword-shaped leaves, as the sweet flag.
2. blue flag.
3. the long, slender leaf of such a plant or of a cereal.

1. to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc.: Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing.
2. to hang loosely or limply; droop.

1. flagstone (def. 1).
2. flagstone (def. 2).

3. to pave with flagstones.

1. a piece of cloth, esp bunting, often attached to a pole or staff, decorated with a design and used as an emblem, symbol, or standard or as a means of signalling
2. a small paper flag, emblem, or sticker sold on flag days
3. an indicator, that may be set or unset, used to indicate a condition or to stimulate a particular reaction in the execution of a computer program
4. informal short for flag officer, flagship
5. journalism another name for masthead (def. 2)
6. the fringe of long hair, tapering towards the tip, on the underside of the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as setters
7. the conspicuously marked tail of a deer
8. a less common name for bookmark
9. the part of a taximeter that is raised when a taxi is for hire
10. the pennant-shaped pattern that is formed when a price fluctuation is plotted on a chart, interrupting the steady rise or fall that precedes and then follows it
11. (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
12. to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
13. show the flag
• to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
• to be present; make an appearance
14. strike the flag or lower the flag
• to relinquish command, esp of a ship
• to submit or surrender

15. to decorate or mark with a flag or flags
16. to warn or signal (a vehicle) to stop
17. to send or communicate (messages, information, etc) by flag
18. to decoy (game or wild animals) by waving a flag or similar object so as to attract their attention
19. to mark (a page in a book, card, etc) for attention by attaching a small tab or flag
20. to draw attention to (something)
21. to consider unimportant; brush aside

1. to hang down; become limp; droop
2. to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired

1. any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag)
2. the leaf of any such plant

1. short for flagstone

2. to furnish (a floor) with flagstones

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