flagged

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of flag. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The teacher flagged the wrong answers in red.

   He flagged a taxi outside the hotel.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Marked with a flag or sign so it is easy to find or notice.

   Like putting a sticky note on the pages you want to come back to.

   The flagged emails appeared at the top of her inbox.

   Every flagged message gets read by a real person.

   Similarmarked, tagged, highlighted

   Oppositeunmarked, unflagged

3. 3
   adjective

   Listed in a country's records, so the ship flies that country's flag.

   Like a car carrying plates that show which state it is registered in.

   The Liberian-flagged tanker entered the harbor at dawn.

   Many cargo ships are flagged in countries with low fees.

   Similarregistered

4. 4
   adjective

   Covered with flat stone slabs used to make a path or floor.

   Like a floor made of big flat tiles, but the tiles are stone.

   The flagged courtyard stayed cool even in midsummer.

   They crossed the flagged path leading to the old chapel.

   Similarpaved

   Oppositeunpaved

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5. 5
   adjective

   Having soft, split ends, like the tips of some brush hairs.

   Like a broom whose tips spread out into many soft strands.

   The flagged bristles held more paint and spread it smoothly.

   Better paintbrushes have bristles that are flagged at the tips for a smoother finish.

   Similarsplit, frayed

   Oppositeblunt

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