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flag

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. flag (verb)
  2. flag (verb)
  3. flag (verb)
  4. black-flag (verb)

3flag

verb
flaggedflag·ging

Definition of FLAG

transitive verb
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>

First Known Use of FLAG

1856

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