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Meaning of flag

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flag
      n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth
           of distinctive design
      2: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
         (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the
         publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn:
         {masthead}, {flag}]
      3: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
         bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
         drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword
         lily}]
      4: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
         [syn: {flag}, {signal flag}]
      5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
         green [syn: {pin}, {flag}]
      6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving
         stones [syn: {flag}, {flagstone}]
      7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
      v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
      2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize
         it immediately"
      3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of
         tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {swag}, {flag}]
      4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the
         holiday"
      5: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken
         off}, {flag}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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