Webster's English Dictionary

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flag

1. flag \'flag\ n [ME flagge reed, rush] : any of various monocotyledonous 
   plants with long ensiform leaves : as  : IRIS; esp : a wild iris  : SWEET 
   FLAG  : CATTAIL 
2. flag n [ME flagge, fr. ON flaga slab; akin to OE fle-an to flay -m more 
   at FLAY : a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces 
   suitable for  paving; also : a piece of such stone
3. flag vt or flagged;  or flag.ging : to lay (as a pavement) with flags 
4. flag n [perh. fr. 1flag] 1: a usu. rectangular piece of fabric of 
   distinctive design that is used as  a symbol or as a signaling device 2a: 
   something used like a flag to signal or attract attention  2b: one of the 
   cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in  value 3a: 
   FLAGSHIP  3b: an admiral functioning in his office of command  3c: 
   NATIONALITY 
5. flag vt or flagged;  or flag.ging 1: to put a flag on  2: to signal with 
   or as if with a flag; esp : to signal {~  me a taxi}
6. flag vt or flagged;  or flag.ging [origin unknown] 1a: to hang loose 
   without stiffness  of a plant  1b: to droop esp. from lack of water  2a: to 
   become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless : DROOP {his inter est flagged} 2b: 
   to decline in interest or attraction {the topic flagged}