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Definitions for Flag

[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] Ornithology . the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia.
[3] Hunting . 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] Music . hook1(def 12a) .
[7] Movies , Television . a small gobo.
[8] Usually flags. the ends of the bristles of a brush, especially a paintbrush, when split.
[9] Computers . 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. Also strike one's flag.
[17] any of various plants with long, sword-shaped leaves, as the sweet flag.
[18] blue flag.
[19] the long, slender leaf of such a plant or of a cereal.
[20] to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc.: Public enthusiasm flagged when the team kept losing.
[21] to hang loosely or limply; droop.
[22] flagstone(def 1) .
[23] flags, flagstone(def 2) .
[24] to pave with flagstones.
[25] 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
[26] a small paper flag, emblem, or sticker sold on flag days
[27] computing 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
[28] informal short for flag officer, flagship
[29] journalism another name for masthead (def. 2)
[30] the fringe of long hair, tapering towards the tip, on the underside of the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as setters
[31] the conspicuously marked tail of a deer
[32] a less common name for bookmark
[33] Australian and NZ the part of a taximeter that is raised when a taxi is for hire
[34] 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
[35] the flag (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
[36] fly the flag to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
[37] show the flag to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence informal to be present; make an appearance
[38] strike the flag or lower the flag to relinquish command, esp of a ship to submit or surrender
[39] to decorate or mark with a flag or flags
[40] (often foll by down) to warn or signal (a vehicle) to stop
[41] to send or communicate (messages, information, etc) by flag
[42] to decoy (game or wild animals) by waving a flag or similar object so as to attract their attention
[43] to mark (a page in a book, card, etc) for attention by attaching a small tab or flag
[44] mainly Australian to draw attention to (something)
[45] (foll by away or by ) NZ to consider unimportant; brush aside
[46] to hang down; become limp; droop
[47] to decline in strength or vigour; become weak or tired
[48] any of various plants that have long swordlike leaves, esp the iris Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag )
[49] the leaf of any such plant
[50] short for flagstone
[51] (tr) to furnish (a floor) with flagstones

Words related to Flag

emblem, banner, streamer, fade, ebb, wane, sag, abate, languish, deteriorate, indicate, salute, pennon, colors, ensign, jack, standard, droop, wilt, die

Words nearby Flag

flabellum, flaccid, flack, flackery, flacon, flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flag fall, flag football

Origin of Flag

41400–50; late Middle English flagge piece of sod; akin to Old Norse flaga slab

Other words from Flag

flag·ger , noun
flag·less , adjective
flag·ger , noun

Word origin for Flag

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Dutch flag , Danish flæg yellow iris

Synonyms for Flag

banner, emblem, streamer, colors, ensign, jack, pennon, standard, banderole, bannerol, burgee, gonfalon