Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
signal to stop;
- Example: "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"- Example: "The policeman flagged down our car"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flag down
v 1: signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to
rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"