wave the white flag (English, verb)
expansion: wave the white flag (third-person singular simple present waves the white flag, present participle waving the white flag, simple past and past participle waved the white flag)
Senses:
glosses: To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
raw_tags: in military combat
glosses: To yield, give up, or quit.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: waves the white flag
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: waving the white flag
tags: participle
present
form: waved the white flag
tags: participle
past
form: waved the white flag
tags: past
form: raise the white flag
tags: alternative
form: hoist the white flag
tags: alternative
form: show the white flag
tags: alternative