FLY / SHOW / WAVE THE FLAG

Meaning of FLY / SHOW / WAVE THE FLAG in English

to show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or persuade others to do the same

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WAVE — I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Armory Show burlesque show game show {{link=minstrel show">minstrel show show jumping talk show trade …
Английский словарь Британика
FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
WAVE — I. ˈwāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waven, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAG — I. ˈflag, -aa(ə)-, -ai- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flagge reed, rush 1. : any of various monocotyledonous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAVE — — waveless , adj. — wavelessly , adv. — wavingly , adv. — wavelike , adj. /wayv/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOW — I. ˈshō verb ( showed ˈshōd ; shown ˈshōn ; or showed ; show·ing ) Etymology: Middle English shewen, showen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAVE — vi water; a body of water. 2. wave ·noun woe. 3. wave ·vt ·see waive. 4. wave ·vi unevenness; inequality …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
FLAG — noun a flat stone used for paving. 2. flag ·vt to lay with flags of flat stones. 3. flag ·vt …
Webster English vocab
SHOW — [show] vb showed ; shown or showed ; show.ing [ME shewen, showen, fr. OE sceawian to look, look at, see; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAG — [flag] n [ME flagge reed, rush] (14c): any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: as a: iris; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAVE — on a body of water, a ridge or swell on the surface, normally having a forward motion distinct from the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLAG — a piece of cloth, bunting, or similar material displaying the insignia of a community, an armed force, an office, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAVE — / weɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF WATER 1. [ C ] a raised line of water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — / ʃəʊ; NAmE ʃoʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( showed , shown / ʃəʊn; NAmE ʃoʊn/ or, rarely, showed …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAG — / flæg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a piece of cloth with a special coloured design on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. wave 1 S3 W2 /weɪv/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SEA [countable] a line of raised water that moves …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOW — I. show 1 S1 W1 /ʃəʊ $ ʃoʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense showed , past participle shown /ʃəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAG — I. flag 1 /flæɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-4: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from flag , name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLAG — n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of cloth, usu. oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAVE — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLAG — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of cloth, usu. oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
WAVE — ( waves, waving, waved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — ( shows, showing, showed, shown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAG — ( flags, flagging, flagged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A flag …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime wave (= a sudden increase in crime in an area ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charity match/concert/show etc ▪ The band appeared at a charity concert for free. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flagging economy (= starting to become weaker ) ▪ The government must take …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAVE — Synonyms and related words : Afro, accost, address, advertise, affect, air, ambages, amplitude, anfractuosity, antinode, barber, be poised, beat, beat …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOW — Synonyms and related words : Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOW — I. noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live , recorded ▪ family ▪ cable ( AmE ), network …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLAG — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ national ▪ battle ▪ burning ▪ tattered ▪ A tattered ~ hung from the roof of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
SHOW — n. 25B6; verb the stitches do not show : BE VISIBLE, be seen, be in view, be obvious. he wouldn't …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAVE — 1. сущ. 1) вал, волна the waves поэт. ≈ море the sound of the waves breaking on the shore ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOW — 1. сущ. 1) показ, показывание, демонстрация (чего угодно - как факт) to vote by show of hands ≈ голосовать поднятием …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLAG — I 1. сущ. 1) знамя, стяг, флаг to display, fly, hangout a flag ≈ вывешивать флаг to hoist, raise, run …
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