red-flag

verb

To mark or identify something as suspicious, problematic or worthy of further scrutiny or immediate action.

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Meanings

verbred-flag (third-person singular simple present red-flags, present participle red-flagging, simple past and past participle red-flagged)

present singular third person red-flags · participle present red-flagging · participle past red-flagged · past red-flagged

  1. figurativelytransitiveTo mark or identify something as suspicious, problematic or worthy of further scrutiny or immediate action.
  2. figurativelytransitivehobbiesTo halt a race or session immediately due to unsafe conditions.
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APA

red-flag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-flag

MLA

“red-flag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-flag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red-flag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-flag.

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