Word Finder - flagging

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To furnish or deck out with flags.

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

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

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Please flag down a taxi for me.

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

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to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance

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

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

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To signal (an event).

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The compiler flagged three errors.

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To set a program variable to true.

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Flag the debug option before running the program.

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

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To penalize for an infraction.

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The defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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

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To weaken, become feeble.

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His strength flagged toward the end of the race.

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

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

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to flag the wings

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To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

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To pave with flagstones.

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Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.

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A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.

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The process by which something flags or tires.

Amazon.com created a customer community for flagging biased reviews.

As it turned into evening again I was really flagging.

It must have been the time or something, because flagging down a cab was not exactly easy.

Back then, motorized travel meant flagging down a lift in the policeman's sidecar.

All the generals, officers, and soldiers of the French army knew it could not be done, because the flagging spirit of the troops would not permit it.

And when it started flagging on the upward journey, a simple assistance of pedals got it to the top.

I go for it and am passing some of the hares who are now flagging.

Flagging consumer confidence is the main reason behind Yes Car's troubles.

The lightning conclusion of the Western campaign, however, robbed the Moscow overlords of their hope of an early flagging of German power.

I am already flagging a bit in energy due to the valleys and peaks of pleasure and pain that is World Cup.

With the release of new single ' Drowning ' they will be hoping to revive their recently flagging fortunes.

Flagging, building-stones and grindstones, taken from quarries in the vicinity (known as the Berea Grit quarries), are shipped from Elyria in large quantities.

What he might have done is revived an interest that was flagging after the Arts and Crafts style had waned in popularity.

Listening to each other, regarding each other's opinions as valid or important, and keeping the laughter alive will strengthen a flagging relationship.

Puck found himself trapped, but managed to free his injured son, who ran to get help by flagging down passing cars.

They are dark blue-grey, fine grained and durable, and are much used for flagging and kerbing and for sills, caps and steps.

As he says the brits are holding the market up - and maybe they are flagging a bit now as prices have weakened.

And thanks to Robin for also flagging up Polly's piece and our petition this morning.

Or it may just be that, like all of us, your praying is just flagging a little.

After becoming a top ten hit when it was originally released, the song later helped breathe new life into Franklin's flagging career, thanks to the release of an updated version twelve years later.

On the Pocono plateau is a large deposit of a finegrained dark-blue stone of the Devonian formation which is known as the Wyoming Valley stone, and, like the New York " bluestone," which it closely resembles, is much used for window and door trimmings, steps and flagging.