Speakur

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lay down one's flag

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
lay -down one's flag
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surrender or resign, especially in a military context.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

lays down one's flag (present, singular) laying down one's flag (participle, present) laid down one's flag (participle, past) laid down one's flag (past)

Questions

What does lay down one's flag mean?
To surrender or resign, especially in a military context.

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