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flag down

flag down verb: use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.

Verb

flag down (third-person singular simple present flags down, present participle flagging down, simple past and past participle flagged down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.
    • Near-synonyms: hail, signal
    • If you want a taxi in Central London, you'll have to stand in the road and flag one down.
    Synonyms:
    hail, signal
    Antonyms:
    wave off, wave away

Synonyms of flag down

Antonyms

Forms of flag down

third-person singular presentflags down
present participleflagging down
past participleflagged down
pastflagged down

Questions about flag down

What does flag down mean?
Flag down means use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.
What part of speech is flag down?
Flag down is a verb.
What is the past tense of flag down?
The past tense of flag down is flagged down.

Words near flag down in the dictionary

  1. flag ceremony
  2. flag complex
  3. flag complexes
  4. flag day
  5. flag days
  6. flag down
  7. flag football
  8. flag gun
  9. flag guns
  10. flag leaf
  11. flag leaves

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