flag down
Third Person
flags down
Present Participle
flagging down
Past Tense
flagged down
Past Participle
flagged down
1
to signal a vehicle to stop, often by using hand gestures
- They had to flag down a passing car for help after their vehicle broke down.
- The taxi driver noticed them trying to flag him down and stopped to pick them up.
- He had to flag down a passing police officer to report the accident.
- The hitchhiker hoped to flag down a kind driver who would give them a ride.
- When the bus didn't stop at the usual spot, he had to flag it down by waving vigorously.