flag down

phrasal verbPart offlag

flag down — phrasal verb

1. to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop, usually by raising or waving your

1.phrasal verb
Definition

to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop, usually by raising or waving your arm or hand.

Example

The tourist flagged down a taxi outside the train station after waiting for twenty minutes.

A police officer flagged down the truck because one of its lights was not working.