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flag

n. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

flag

n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

flag

n. an indicator used in hardware having the value "Yes/No" and being controlled by the programmer

flagstone

n. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

n. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

signal flag

n. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

ensign, national flag

n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

n. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

provide with a flag

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

decorate with flags

v. decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

signal with flags, communicate with a flag

v. communicate or signal with a flag

slack off, ease up, ease off, slacken off

v. become less intense

swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

siren

n. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

decoration, ribbon, palm, laurel-wreath, medal, medallion

n. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

insignia

n. a badge worn to show official position

arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms

n. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

wave, beckon

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

stoop, crouch, bow, bend down

v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

slip, mistake, err, be incorrect, be in the wrong, commit an error, make a mistake

v. to make a mistake or be incorrect

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

buckle, crumple

v. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"

drape

v. "drape a cloth"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

flag down, signal to stop

v. signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"

become looser, slacken, become slack

v. become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

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