RED FLAG

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)