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noun(flag)any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
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noun(flag)iris; especially : a wild iris
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noun(flag)sweet flag
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noun(flag)a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration
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noun(flag)the tail of some dogs (such as a setter or hound); also : the long hair fringing a dog's tail
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noun(flag)the tail of a deer
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verb(flag)to signal with or as if with a flag; especially : to signal to stop —often used with down
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verb(flag)to mark or identify with or as if with a flag
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verb(flag)to call a penalty on : penalize
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verb(flag)to hang loose without stiffness
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verb(flag)to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless
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verb(flag)to decline in interest, attraction, or value
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noun(flag)a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving; also : a piece of such stone
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verb(flag)to lay (something, such as a pavement) with flags
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verb(flag)to signal (a race-car driver) to go immediately to the pits
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noun(flag)a pirate's flag usually bearing a skull and crossbones
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noun(flag)a blue-flowered iris; especially : a common iris (Iris versicolor) chiefly of the eastern U.S. with a root formerly used medicinally
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noun phrase(flag)registry of a merchant ship under a foreign flag in order to profit from less restrictive regulations