Definition of Flag down

1. Verb. Signal to stop. "The policeman flagged down our car"

Generic synonyms: Stop

Definition of Flag down

1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flag Down

flaffers
flaffing
flaffs
flag
flag, motherhood and apple pie
flag-bearer
flag-burning
flag-waver
flag-waving(a)
flag captain
flag captains
flag carrier
flag carriers
flag complex
flag days
flag down (current term)
flag flap
flag football
flag of convenience
flag of truce
flag officer
flag officers
flag pole
flag poles
flag rank
flag ranks
flag sign
flag smut
flag smut fungus
flag stop

Literary usage of Flag down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novelist's Magazine (1786)
"... but I will be ' after having that white flag down.* However night coming on, and the captain ..."

2. The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII. by Edward Pelham Brenton (1823)
"... in 1780—Views of the European powers—Antwerp—Effects of closing the Scheldt —The Emperor sends his flag down that river—Interference of the other powers ..."

3. No Constitutional Power to Conquer Foreign Nations and Hold Their People in by George Frisbie Hoar (1899)
"If you can not take down a national flag where it has once floated in time of war, we were disgraced when we took our flag down in Mexico and in Vera Cruz, ..."

4. A Thrilling and Truthful History of the Pony Express: Or, Blazing the by William Lightfoot Visscher (1908)
"I then told the parties I would take the flag down, but before doing so I claimed the right to salute it. Leaving Mr. Slayback in charge of the door, ..."

5. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox (1903)
""Won't you take the flag down ?" "No, make your attack. You will have one of your usual victories—with overwhelming numbers —and it will be safe and ..."

6. The American in Egypt: With Rambles Through Arabia Petra︠e︡a and the Holy by James Ewing Cooley (1843)
"They got so tipsy, however, and were taken down so soon themselves, that they forgot to take their flag down. The consequence was, that the Pacha, ..."

7. Canada in 1837-38: Showing, by Historical Facts, the Causes of the Late by Edward Alexander Theller (1841)
"Confidentially I ask you, would you not like to pull that flag down ? ... Could I pull that flag down, and trample it under my feet as the last emblem of ..."

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