What is "flagged"

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.

   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 strength flags.

   The pleasures of the town begin to flag.
   --Swift.

   Syn: To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.

Etymology 1 a. Marked with a flag#Etymology 1. Etymology 2

a. Paved with flagstones. Etymology 3

a. Having split, bushy ends (of bristles).

1. n. 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

8. [also: flagging, flagged]

1. v. 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]

6. [also: flagging, flagged]

See flag