Flag Definition & Meaning

flag
noun
  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.
  3. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
  4. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
  5. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
  6. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
  7. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
verb
  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
  4. decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
  5. become less intense

"Flag" in song lyrics

See how flag is used in real songs:

  • "So shake ya booty, girl, smack the devil and raise the flag"
    2 Live Crew — Strip Club
  • "And my homies still relyin' on the flag"
    Above the Law f/ Frost — City of Angels (Remix)
  • "Some'll try and recapture the same flag"
    Aesop Rock — The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History

Words that rhyme with flag

Usage tips for "flag"

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