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What is the verb for flag?

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flag
  1. To furnish or deck out with flags.
  2. To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
  3. (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
  4. To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
  5. (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
  6. (computing) To signal (an event).
  7. (computing) To set a program variable to true.
  8. To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. wave, signal, gesture, beckon, motion, stop, hail, flag down, wave down, call for, get the attention of, indicate, sign, gesticulate, nod, direct, signalize, signalise, point, make a gesture, summon, call, guide, use sign language, give a sign to, give a sign, make a sign, semaphore, bid, cue, wink, point in the direction, move, invite, throw signs, signify, make signs, mime, pantomime, act out, use one's hands, give a signal, give the high sign, catch, collar, accost, buttonhole, waylay, nobble, hello … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “He threw on a sweater and ran out to flag a cab.”
      “The software can recognize when you are using a phrase incorrectly and flag it for correction.”
      “If anything seems out of place against pre-determined policies, then a business will be able to flag the problem before it turns into a full-blown security threat.”
flag
  1. (intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
  2. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
  3. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
  4. To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. wave, signal, gesture, beckon, motion, stop, hail, flag down, wave down, call for, get the attention of, indicate, sign, gesticulate, nod, direct, signalize, signalise, point, make a gesture, summon, call, guide, use sign language, give a sign to, give a sign, make a sign, semaphore, bid, cue, wink, point in the direction, move, invite, throw signs, signify, make signs, mime, pantomime, act out, use one's hands, give a signal, give the high sign, catch, collar, accost, buttonhole, waylay, nobble, hello … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “He threw on a sweater and ran out to flag a cab.”
      “The software can recognize when you are using a phrase incorrectly and flag it for correction.”
      “If anything seems out of place against pre-determined policies, then a business will be able to flag the problem before it turns into a full-blown security threat.”
flagged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of flag
  2. Synonyms:
      3. waved, signalled, signaled, gestured, beckoned, motioned, stopped, hailed, flagged down, waved down, called for, indicated, signed, gesticulated, nodded, directed, signalized, signalised, pointed, made a gesture, summoned, called, guided, bid, used sign language, made a sign, caught, collared, accosted, buttonholed, waylayed, waylaid, semaphored, nobbled, hollered, mimed, pantomimed, shouted, hallooed, moved, invited, cued, winked, waved to, signified, acted out, used one's hands, signaled to, called out to, signalled to … more
flag
  1. To lay down flagstones.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wave, signal, gesture, beckon, motion, stop, hail, flag down, wave down, call for, get the attention of, indicate, sign, gesticulate, nod, direct, signalize, signalise, point, make a gesture, summon, call, guide, use sign language, give a sign to, give a sign, make a sign, semaphore, bid, cue, wink, point in the direction, move, invite, throw signs, signify, make signs, mime, pantomime, act out, use one's hands, give a signal, give the high sign, catch, collar, accost, buttonhole, waylay, nobble, hello … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He threw on a sweater and ran out to flag a cab.”
      “The software can recognize when you are using a phrase incorrectly and flag it for correction.”
      “If anything seems out of place against pre-determined policies, then a business will be able to flag the problem before it turns into a full-blown security threat.”
flagging
  1. present participle of flag
  2. Synonyms:
      3. boring, exhausting, fatiguing, jading, tiring, wearing on, wearying, devitalizing, disinteresting, draining, enervating, growing weary on, sapping, turning off, wearing down, wearing out, discomforting, hebetating, palling, palling on, stultifying, stupefying, vexing, wearing, annoying, putting to sleep, sending to sleep, leaving cold, bending one's ear, boring out of one's mind, boring rigid, boring stiff, boring stupid, boring to death, boring to tears, causing weariness, talking one's ear off, dulling, numbing, putting off, making bored, benumbing, losing interest, vaporing … more
flags
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flag
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shows us, identifies, highlights, indicates, emphasizes, mentions, spotlights, adverts, denotes, designates, reveals, shows, specifies, emphasises, fingers, underlines, points out, alludes to, calls attention to, draws attention to, brings up, points at, refers to, tells us, reminds of, directs attention to, calls out, details, touches on, raises, picks up on, exposes, makes known … more
flaggeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flag
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