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flagged down

flagged down is the simple past and past participle of flag down.

Meaning of flag down

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
    Synonyms:
    hail, signal
    Antonyms:
    wave off, wave away

Questions about flagged down

What is flagged down the simple past and past participle of?
Flagged down is the simple past and past participle of flag down.

Words near flagged down in the dictionary

  1. flagfish
  2. Flagg
  3. flaggable
  4. flagged
  5. flagged away
  6. flagged down
  7. flagged up
  8. flagger
  9. flaggers
  10. flaggery
  11. flaggeth

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