flag down

/flæg daʊn/
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Other forms: flagged down; flags down; flagging down

Definitions of flag down
  1. verb
    signal to stop
    “Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain”
    “The policeman flagged down our car”
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    type of:
    stop
    cause to stop
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