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RED FLAG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that irritates or demands immediate action
Example:
doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("red flag" is a kind of...):
annoyance; annoying; irritation; vexation (the act of troubling or annoying someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The emblem of socialist revolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("red flag" is a kind of...):
allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A flag that serves as a warning signal
Example:
we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("red flag" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
flag; signal flag (a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)
