strike the colors

A form of strike one's flag — To take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.

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Meanings

verbstrike the colors (third-person singular simple present strikes the colors, present participle striking the colors, simple past struck the colors, past participle struck the colors or (rare or archaic) stricken the colors)

present singular third person strikes the colors · participle present striking the colors · past struck the colors · participle past struck the colors · archaic participle past rare stricken the colors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of strike one's flag.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deploresurrender
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APA

strike the colors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20the%20colors

MLA

“strike the colors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20the%20colors. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strike the colors,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20the%20colors.

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