flag down

verb

Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.

“Near-synonyms: hail, signal”

Similar
hailsignal
Opposite
wave offwave away
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Meanings

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

present singular third person flags down · participle present flagging down · participle past flagged down · past flagged down

  1. idiomatictransitiveUse a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.

    Near-synonyms: hail, signal

    1 more example

    If you want a taxi in Central London, you'll have to stand in the road and flag one down.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbUse a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.

Similar
hailsignal
Opposite
wave offwave away

Translations

Chinese 拦
  • 拦 (lán)use a signal to get someone's attention
French se manifester
  • se manifesteruse a signal to get someone's attention
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APA

flag down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20down

MLA

“flag down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flag down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20down.

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