flag 1 (fl g)n. 1. A piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem. 2. National or other allegiance, as symbolized by a flag: ships of the same flag. 3. A ship carrying the flag of an admiral; a flagship. 4. A marking device, such as a gummed strip of paper, attached to an object to attract attention or ease identification; a tab. 5. The masthead of a newspaper. 6. Music A cross stroke that halves the value of a note to which it is added. 7. A distinctively shaped or marked tail, as of a dog or deer. 8. Computer Science A variable or memory location that stores true-or-false, yes-or-no information. tr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags 1. To mark with a flag or flags for identification or ornamentation: flag a parade route; flagging parts of a manuscript for later review. 2. a. To signal with or as if with a flag. b. To signal to stop: flag down a passing car. [Origin unknown.] flag  ger n. |
| flag 2 (flg) n. A plant, such as an iris or cattail, that has long sword-shaped leaves. [Middle English flagge, reed, of Scandinavian origin.] |
| flag 3 (flg) intr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags 1. To hang limply; droop. 2. To decline in vigor or strength: The conversation flagged. [Possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flögra, to flap about.] |
| flag 4 (flg) n. A flagstone. tr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags To pave with slabs of flagstone. [Middle English flagge, piece of turf, from Old Norse flaga, slab of stone; see pl  k-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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