flag

1 emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

2 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]

3 a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: signal flag]

4 a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: masthead]

5 flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: pin]

6 stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: flagstone]

7 a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

1 communicate or signal with a flag

2 provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"

3 droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag]

4 decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

5 become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken off] [also: flagging, flagged]flagging adj : weak from exhaustion [syn: drooping]flagging See flag

English

Verb

flagging

1. present participle of flag

Flagging may refer to:

• Color guard, part of a military parade
• Flagging dance or flag dancing
• Handkerchief code, color-coded use of bandannas in the gay community
• Flagging (tape), colored tape used to mark objects such as in forestry and triage
• Fatigue (medical), used in the sense of "strength is flagging"
• More generally it can refer to a system of annotation, such as flagging Internet posts in a forum

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