Flag

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I. noun

Etymology: Middle English flagge reed, rush
Date: 14th century
any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: as
- a. iris; especially a wild iris
- b. sweet flag

II. noun

Usage: often attributive
Etymology: probably akin to fag end of cloth — more at fag end
Date: 1530
1. a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration
2.
- a. the tail of some dogs (as a setter or hound); also the long hair fringing a dog's tail
- b. the tail of a deer
3.
- a. something used like a flag to signal or attract attention
- b. one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in value
4. something represented by a flag: as
- a. flagship
- b. an admiral functioning in his office of command
- c. nationality; especially the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraft

III. transitive verb (flagged; flagging)

Date: 1856
1. to signal with or as if with a flag; especially to signal to stop <flagged the train> — often used with down
2. to mark or identify with or as if with a flag <flagged potential problems in the proposal>
3. to call a penalty on ; penalize <a lineman flagged for being offside>

IV. intransitive verb (flagged; flagging)

Etymology: probably from ［sup］2［/sup］flag
Date: 1545
1. to hang loose without stiffness
2.
- a. to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless
- b. to decline in interest, attraction, or value <flagging stock prices>

V. noun

Etymology: Middle English flagge turf, perhaps from Old Norse flaga slab; akin to Old English flōh chip
Date: 1604
a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving; also a piece of such stone

VI. transitive verb (flagged; flagging)