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flag1
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See Spanish definition of bandera
noun
1‘the Irish flag’
SYNONYMS
banner, standard, ensign, pennant, pennon, banderole, streamer, jack
bunting
colours
symbol, emblem, representation, figure, image
British pendant
Nautical burgee
vexillum
rare gonfalon, guidon, labarum
verb
1‘spelling checkers can flag words that are not in a dictionary’
SYNONYMS
indicate, identify, pick out, point out
mark, mark out, label, tab, tag
British tick
flag2
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noun
1‘the stone flags beneath his feet’
SYNONYMS
flagstone, paving slab, paving stone, stone block, slab, sett
flag3
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verb
1‘they were flagging as the finish came into sight’
SYNONYMS
tire, become fatigued, grow tired, grow weary, weaken, grow weak, lose energy, lose strength, lose one's energy, lose one's strength, falter, languish, wilt, droop, sag
ANTONYMS
revive
2‘one's mental energy flags in the afternoon’
SYNONYMS
fade, fail, decline, deteriorate, wane, ebb, diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, dwindle, erode, recede, sink, slump, taper off
wither, melt away, peter out, die away, die down, die out, die off
informal go downhill
ANTONYMS
increase
Phrases
- flag someone or something down
‘she flagged down a police car’
SYNONYMS
hail, wave down, signal to stop, gesture to stop, motion to stop, make a sign to
stop, halt, summon
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