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noun
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.
5.
EXPANDa tab or tag attached to a page, file card, etc., to mark it for attention.
6.
Music. hook (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.
COLLAPSEComputers. 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.
verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDto mark (a page in a book, file card, etc.) for attention, as by attaching protruding tabs.
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COLLAPSE(of a brush) to split the ends of the bristles.
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Flagger
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
16.
strike the flag,
a.
to relinquish command, as of a ship.
b.
Also, strike one's flag.to submit or surrender: His financial situation is growing worse, but he's not ready to strike the flag.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to pave with flagstones.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English flagge piece of sod; akin to Old Norse flaga slab
1400–50; late Middle English flagge piece of sod; akin to Old Norse flaga slab
Related forms
flag·ger, noun
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| flag1 (flæɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | 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 |
| 4. | informal flag officer short for flagship |
| 5. | journalism another name for masthead |
| 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. | (Austral), (NZ) 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. | the flag (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership |
| 12. | fly the flag to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc |
| 13. | show the flag |
| a. to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence | |
| b. informal to be present; make an appearance | |
| 14. | strike the flag, lower the flag |
| a. to relinquish command, esp of a ship | |
| b. to submit or surrender | |
| —vb (foll by away | |
| 15. | to decorate or mark with a flag or flags |
| 16. | ( |
| 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. | chiefly (Austral) to draw attention to (something) |
| 21. | (NZ) to consider unimportant; brush aside |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'flagger1 | |
| —n | |
| 'flagless1 | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
flag
1540s, "flap about loosely," perhaps a variant of M.E. flakken, flacken "to flap, flutter," probably from O.N. flakka "to flicker, flutter," perhaps onomatopoeic of something flapping in the wind. Sense of "go limp, droop" is first recorded 1610s. Meaning "to designate as someone who will not be served
EXPANDmore liquor" is from 1980s, probably from use of flags to signal trains, etc., to halt, which led to the verb in this sense (1856). Related: Flagged; flagging.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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