to flag
- verb
- /flæɡ/
- She waved her hands to flag a passing car for help.
- flag down a cab
- flag down a car
- flag down a taxi
Examples
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Why didn't you flag down that truck?
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When we needed a car, it was always my job to flag one down.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now come on, we gotta flag down that boat.
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Now we gotta flag this car down.
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You could flag her down.
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Now let's flag down a car.
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Tell her to flag down the first mom with kids she sees.
Blog text (21) -
I'll make a run for the highway, see if I can flag someone down.
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- lf you spot a taxi, flag it down.
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Then I went outside and tried to flag down a cab, but couldn't get one for love nor money.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
To tell people about an idea or problem to see how they react
To wave a flag or light to send a message
Antonyms
Idioms
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars
A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design
- US
A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14
A public display like a speech or a rally that makes people feel strong love for their country
- Specialized
Sending messages with flags by moving them in set patterns over a distance, often between ships
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark powdery streaks on leaves and stems
- Offensive
A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
A tall plant like an iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States
- Specialized
Plant disease that attacks wheat leaves and stems, causing dark streaks and lower crop yields
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb flag meaning to signal with a cloth comes from the same idea: people wave a flag to send a message or warning.