Flag v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flagged p. pr. & vb. n. Flagging ]
 1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
    As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast.   --T. Moore.
 2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.
    The pleasures of the town begin to flag.   --Swift.
 Syn: -- To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.
 flag
      n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of
           distinctive design
      2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
         bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
         drooping sepals [syn: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]
      3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
         [syn: signal flag]
      4: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
         (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the
         publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
         [syn: masthead]
      5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
         green [syn: pin]
      6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving
         stones [syn: flagstone]
      7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
      v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
      2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize
         it immediately"
      3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
         of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag]
      4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the
         holiday"
      5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken
         off]
      [also: flagging, flagged]
 flagged
      See flag