- flag down something
- flag down (someone/something)
to signal someone or something to stop by waving.
A police officer flagged us down to check our vehicle registration and date of inspection.
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flag down someone — flag down (someone/something) to signal someone or something to stop by waving. A police officer flagged us down to check our vehicle registration and date of inspection … New idioms dictionary
flag down — (someone/something) to signal someone or something to stop by waving. A police officer flagged us down to check our vehicle registration and date of inspection … New idioms dictionary
flag down — verb signal to stop Let s flag down a cab it s starting to rain The policeman flagged down our car • Hypernyms: ↑stop • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * f … Useful english dictionary
flag someone/something down — HAIL, wave down, signal to stop, stop, halt. → flag … Useful english dictionary
flag someone/something down — Syn: hail, wave down, stop, halt … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
flag — flag1 [flæg] n [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from flag, name of a kind of flower.] [Sense: 5; Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: flaga] 1.) a piece of cloth with a coloured pattern or picture on it that represents a country or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flag — I. /flæg / (say flag) noun 1. a piece of cloth, commonly bunting, of varying size, shape, colour, and device, usually attached by one edge to a staff or cord, and used as an ensign, standard, symbol, signal, decoration, display, etc. 2. a pennant …
flag — flag1 [ flæg ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colors that represent a country or organization. A flag is often hung from a pole called a flagpole: The American flag is called the stars and stripes. There was a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flag — [[t]flæ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ flags, flagging, flagged 1) N COUNT A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country. The Marines climbed to the roof of… … English dictionary
flag — I UK [flæɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms flag : singular flag plural flags ** 1) a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colours that represent a country or organization. A flag is often hung from a pole called a flagpole The British… … English dictionary
