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  FLAG, n.  A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and
  ships.  It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one
  sees and vacant lots in London -- "Rubbish may be shot here."

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Flag
     (Heb., or rather Egyptian, ahu, Job 8:11), rendered "meadow" in
     Gen. 41:2, 18; probably the Cyperus esculentus, a species of
     rush eaten by cattle, the Nile reed. It also grows in Palestine.
     
       In Ex. 2:3, 5, Isa. 19:6, it is the rendering of the Hebrew
     _suph_, a word which occurs frequently in connection with _yam_;
     as _yam suph_, to denote the "Red Sea" (q.v.) or the sea of
     weeds (as this word is rendered, Jonah 2:5). It denotes some
     kind of sedge or reed which grows in marshy places. (See PAPER
     �T0002840, REED.)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  flag
       
          1.  A variable or quantity that can take on one
          of two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to
          indicate one of two outcomes or is used to control which of
          two things is to be done.  "This flag controls whether to
          clear the screen before printing the message."  "The program
          status word contains several flag bits."  See also hidden
          flag, mode bit.
       
          2. command line option.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1998-05-02)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t. [From Flag an ensign.]
     1. To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to
        flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to
        flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the
        like to arouse the animal's curiosity.
  
              The antelope are getting continually shyer and more
              difficult to flag.                    --T.
                                                    Roosevelt.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flagged (fl[a^]gd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Flagging (fl[a^]g"g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Icel.
     flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. Flacker, Flag an
     ensign.]
     1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible
        bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast. --T.
                                                    Moore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish;
        as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The pleasures of the town begin to flag. --Swift.
  
     Syn: To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. t.
     1. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into
        feebleness; as, to flag the wings. --prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nothing so flags the spirits.         --Echard.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.
     vlag. See Flag to hang loose.]
     1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
        indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask
        information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved
        by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;
        as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of
            certain hawks, owls, etc.
        (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
        (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the wing feathers next the body of a
        bird; -- called also flag feather.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Black flag. See under Black.
  
     Flag captain, Flag leutenant, etc., special officers
        attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.
  
     Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an
        admiral, or commodore.
  
     Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to an
        enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose
        of making some communication not hostile.
  
     Flag share, the flag officer's share of prize money.
  
     Flag station (Railroad), a station at which trains do not
        stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or
        waved.
  
     National flag, a flag of a particular country, on which
        some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.
  
     Red flag, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of
        danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.
  
     To dip, the flag, to mlower it and quickly restore it to
        its place; -- done as a mark of respect.
  
     To hang out the white flag, to ask truce or quarter, or, in
        some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a
        white flag.
  
     To hang the flag half-mast high or To hang the flag
     half-staff or To hang the flag at half-staff, to raise it
        only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign of
        mourning.
  
     To strike the flag or To lower the flag, to haul it down,
        in token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
        surrender.
  
     Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also
        carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
        disease is on board.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [From Flag to hang loose, to bend down.]
     (Bot.)
     An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to
     either of the genera Iris and Acorus.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cooper's+flag,+the+cat-tail+({Typha+latifolia" rel="nofollow">Cooper's flag, the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia), the long
        leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels
        to make the latter water-tight.
  
     Corn flag. See under 2d Corn.
  
     Flag broom, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or
        rushes.
  
     Flag root, the root of the sweet flag.
  
     Sweet flag. See Calamus, n., 2.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t.
     To furnish or deck out with flags.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [Icel. flaga, cf. Icel. flag spot where a turf
     has been cut out, and E. flake layer, scale. Cf. Floe.]
     1. A flat stone used for paving. --Woodward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geol.) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which
        splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t.
     To lay with flags of flat stones.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.
                                                    --Sandys.
     [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  flag n. [very common] A variable or quantity that can take on one of
     two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one of two
     outcomes or is used to control which of two things is to be done. "This
     flag controls whether to clear the screen before printing the message."
     "The program status word contains several flag bits." Used of humans
     analogously to bit. See also hidden flag, mode bit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called
     also flag feather.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t.
     To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like
     to arouse the animal's curiosity.
  
           The antelope are getting continually shyer and more
           difficult to flag.                       --T.
                                                    Roosevelt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [From Flag to hang loose, to bend down.]
     (Bot.)
     An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to
     either of the genera Iris and Acorus.
  
     Cooper's+flag,+the+cat-tail+({Typha+latifolia" rel="nofollow">Cooper's flag, the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia), the long
        leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels
        to make the latter water-tight.
  
     Corn flag. See under 2d Corn.
  
     Flag broom, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or
        rushes.
  
     Flag root, the root of the sweet flag.
  
     Sweet flag. See Calamus, n., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t.
     To furnish or deck out with flags.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flagged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Flagging.] [Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely.
     Cf. Flacker, Flag an ensign.]
     1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible
        bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
  
              As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast. --T.
                                                    Moore.
  
     2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish;
        as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags.
  
              The pleasures of the town begin to flag. --Swift.
  
     Syn: To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. t.
     1. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into
        feebleness; as, to flag the wings. --prior.
  
     2. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.
  
              Nothing so flags the spirits.         --Echard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.
     vlag. See Flag to hang loose.]
     1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
  
     2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
        indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask
        information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved
        by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;
        as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of
            certain hawks, owls, etc.
        (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
        (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
  
     Black flag. See under Black.
  
     Flag captain, Flag leutenant, etc., special officers
        attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.
  
     Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an
        admiral, or commodore.
  
     Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to an
        enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose
        of making some communication not hostile.
  
     Flag share, the flag officer's share of prize money.
  
     Flag station (Railroad), a station at which trains do not
        stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or
        waved.
  
     National flag, a flag of a particular country, on which
        some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.
  
     Red flag, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of
        danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.
  
     To dip, the flag, to mlower it and quickly restore it to
        its place; -- done as a mark of respect.
  
     To hang out the white flag, to ask truce or quarter, or, in
        some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a
        white flag.
  
     To hang the flag half-mast high or half-staff, to raise
        it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign
        of mourning.
  
     To strike, or lower, the flag, to haul it down, in
        token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
        surrender.
  
     Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also
        carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
        disease is on board.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, n. [Icel. flaga, cf. Icel. flag spot where a turf
     has been cut out, and E. flake layer, scale. Cf. Floe.]
     1. A flat stone used for paving. --Woodward.
  
     2. (Geol.) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which
        splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t. [From Flag an ensign.]
     1. To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train.
  
     2. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to
        flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flag \Flag\, v. t.
     To lay with flags of flat stones.
  
           The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.
                                                    --Sandys.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  flag
       n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of
            distinctive design
       2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
          bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
          drooping sepals [syn: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]
       3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
          [syn: signal flag]
       4: 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]
       5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
          green [syn: pin]
       6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving
          stones [syn: 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]
       4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the
          holiday"
       5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken
          off]
       [also: flagging, flagged]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Δανικά n.
     η σημαία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) flag#English
     Icelandic n.
     area of ground stripped of turf
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt programming) (l en flag) (gloss: true-or-false variable)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     n.
     1 A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual
  signal or symbol.
     2 An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used
  in websites).
     3 (lb en nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on
  board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
     4 (lb en nautical often used attributively) A signal flag.
     5 The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or
  other event.
     6 (lb en computer science) A variable or memory location that stores
  a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact
  that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional
  action take place.
     7 (lb en computer science) In a CLI, a command parameter requesting
  optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being
  invoked.
     vb.
     1 To furnish or deck out with flags.
     2 To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of
  something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en 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.
     n.
     Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaf, especially irises;
  specifically, ''Iris pseudacorus''.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete except in dialects) A slice of turf; a sod.
     2 A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for pave.
     3 (lb en geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits
  into layers suitable for flagstones.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To pave with flagstones.
     n.
     1 A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks,
  owls, etc.
     2 A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
     3 The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
     4 (lb en music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that
  assigns its rhythmic value

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) flag#English
     Icelandic n.
     area of ground stripped of turf
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt programming) (l en flag) (gloss: true-or-false variable)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) flag#English
     Icelandic n.
     area of ground stripped of turf
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt programming) (l en flag) (gloss: true-or-false variable)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Tanska n.
     lippu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flag
     Engelska n.
     1 flagga; tygstycke med symbolisk innebörd, oftast dör att
  representera ett visst område såsom ett land eller en region
     2 (tagg amerikansk fotboll språk=en) flagga; ett tygstycke som
  domaren kastar iväg när ett regelbrott har begåtts

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  flag /flˈaj/ 
  banner, flag

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  flag /flˈaɡ/
  vlag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Flag /flˈaɡ/
  العلم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  flag //fleɪɡ// //flæɡ// 
  1. о́пция
  computer science: notation for optional behaviour
  2. флаг, зна́ме, знаме
  piece of cloth or often its representation
  3. флаг 2.
  true-or-false variable
   3.
  nautical: signal flag
  4. ирис, перуника
  plant with sword-shaped leaves
  5. плочка
  flagstone

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  flag //fleɪɡ// //flæɡ// 
  1. отпускам се, отслабвам
  weaken
  2. настилам с плочки
  lay down flagstones