"strike the tent" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes the tent [present, singular, third-person], striking the tent [participle, present], struck the tent [participle, past], struck the tent [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,,struck> the tent}} strike the tent (third-person singular simple present strikes the tent, present participle striking the tent, simple past and past participle struck the tent)
  1. To pack up and leave. Synonyms: strike camp, break camp
    Sense id: en-strike_the_tent-en-verb-hJ1DdL9s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To yield, give up, or surrender. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Synonyms (yield, give up, surrender): wave the white flag, strike one's flag
    Sense id: en-strike_the_tent-en-verb-dyy2CVa0 Disambiguation of 'yield, give up, surrender': 5 95

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