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strike the tent

strike the tent verb: to pack up and leave.

Verb

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.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To yield, give up, or surrender.

Synonyms of strike the tent

Forms of strike the tent

third-person singular presentstrikes the tent
present participlestriking the tent
past participlestruck the tent
paststruck the tent

Questions about strike the tent

What does strike the tent mean?
Strike the tent means to pack up and leave.
What part of speech is strike the tent?
Strike the tent is a verb.
What is the past tense of strike the tent?
The past tense of strike the tent is struck the tent.

Words near strike the tent in the dictionary

  1. strike team
  2. strike teams
  3. strike the colors
  4. strike the flag
  5. strike the iron while it's hot
  6. strike the tent
  7. strike through
  8. strike twice
  9. strike up
  10. strike while the iron is hot
  11. strike work

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