From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flag n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design 2: 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, flag] 3: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily] 4: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: flag, signal flag] 5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: pin, flag] 6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: flag, flagstone] 7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail v 1: 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, flag] 4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" 5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag]