Flag vs Goal - What's the difference?
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A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).
(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
(nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
(British) An abbreviation for capture the flag.
To furnish or deck out with flags.
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
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To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
To note, mark or point out for attention.
(computing) To signal (an event).
(computing) To set a program variable to true .
To weaken, become feeble.
* Jonathan Swift
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To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
* T. Moore
To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
* Echard
Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus .
* before 1899 , Robert Seymour Bridges, There is a Hill :
A slice of turf; a sod.
A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
(geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
To lay down flagstones.
* Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.
A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
(music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
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A result that one is attempting to achieve.
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The act of placing the object into the goal.
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
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, title= A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
As nouns the difference between flag and goal
is that flag is a piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol or flag can be any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, iris pseudacorus or flag can be a slice of turf; a sod or flag can be a group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc while goal is gaul.As a verb flag
is to furnish or deck out with flags or flag can be to weaken, become feeble or flag can be to lay down flagstones.As a proper noun goal is
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English
(commons)Etymology 1
From (etyl) flag, . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* Boolean * switchDerived terms
* antiflag * false flag * flagkini * freak flag * raise a flag * show the flag * white flagVerb
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- Please flag down a taxi for me.
- to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance
- I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.
- Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate.
- The compiler flagged three errors.
- Flag the debug option before running the program.
See also
* banner * colour * ensign * jack * pennant * standard * vexillologyVerb
(flagg)- His strength flagged toward the end of the race.
- The pleasures of the town begin to flag .
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- as loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast
- to flag the wings
- (Prior)
- Nothing so flags the spirits.
Etymology 3
Of uncertain origin; compare Danish .Noun
(en noun)- And laden barges float
- By banks of myosote;
- And scented flag and golden flower-de-lys
- Delay the loitering boat.
Derived terms
* sweet flagEtymology 4
Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic flagNoun
(en noun)Verb
(flagg)Etymology 5
Noun
(en noun)References
goal
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(wikipedia goal)Noun
(en noun)A shrinking slice, passage=The goal should be to strengthen workers without hamstringing firms. Growth, rather than employment protection, is the priority. More work means a stronger labour market, which would bid up employees’ slice, as it did in America in the 1990s when unemployment was at record lows.}}
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