"flag down" meaning in All languages combined

See flag down on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-flag down.ogg Forms: flags down [present, singular, third-person], flagging down [participle, present], flagged down [participle, past], flagged down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flag down (third-person singular simple present flags down, present participle flagging down, simple past and past participle flagged down)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (use a signal to get someone's attention): (lán) (Chinese), se manifester (French)

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for flag down meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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