raise the white flag, hoist the white flag, show the white flag wave the white flag (third-person singular simple present waves the white flag, present...
weeks." (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate. Synonyms: capitulate, give in, surrender, wave the white flag Coordinate terms: give out, give way OK...
following contexts. (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.) (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours....