flag down


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Related to flag down: at first, Put the flags out
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.flag down - signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"
stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
Translations
يُلَوِّح للسَيّاره بالوُقوف
mávat na auto
prajestandse
veifa í til aî stöîva
zastaviť
durması için işaret etmek

w>flag down

vt sep taxi etc, person → anhalten

flag1

(flӕg) noun
a piece of cloth with a particular design representing a country, party, association etc. the French flag.
ˈflag-pole / ˈflagstaff nouns
the pole on which a flag is hung.
flag down verb – past tense, past participle flagged –
to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop. We flagged down a taxi.
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