[{"word":"flagging","phonetic":"/ˈflæɡɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈflæɡɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To furnish or deck out with flags.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Please flag down a taxi for me."},{"definition":"To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance"},{"definition":"(often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this."},{"definition":"To signal (an event).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The compiler flagged three errors."},{"definition":"To set a program variable to true.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Flag the debug option before running the program."},{"definition":"To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To penalize for an infraction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct."},{"definition":"To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To weaken, become feeble.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His strength flagged toward the end of the race."},{"definition":"To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to flag the wings"},{"definition":"To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To pave with flagstones.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process by which something flags or tires.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flag","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flagging"]}]