flagged

Verb

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

1. To furnish or deck out with flags.
2. To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
   • Walcott was, briefly, awarded a penalty when he was upended in the box but referee Phil Dowd reversed his decision because Bendtner had been flagged offside.2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC
3. (often, with-down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
   • Please flag down a taxi for me.
4. To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
   • to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance
5. (often, with-up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
   • I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.
6. To signal (an event).
   • The compiler flagged three errors.

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