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wave
I. \ˈwāv\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English waven, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wǣfre wavering, restless — more at waver
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to flutter in a breeze
< waving battle streamers >
: float, play, or shake in an air current : move up and down or to and fro : flap
b. obsolete : to bob on or as if on the surface of the water : toss or fluctuate in water or air
2. archaic : to waver irresolutely between conflicting courses of action or opinion : hesitate, vacillate
3. : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal, greeting, or salute
< continued to wave to him until the train disappeared in the distance >
4.
a. of water : to move in waves, fluctuations, or undulations : heave
b. of a crowd : to move in a restless, irregular, or fluctuating way likened to that of sea waves
5. : to become moved or brandished to and fro
< handkerchiefs waved as the president rode by >
< his sword waved and flashed >
6. obsolete : to bend from side to side : move sinuously
7. : to move before the wind with a wavelike motion and appearance
< field of waving grain >
8. : to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate
< seen from a distance, its outline curves and waves in a Romanesque tracery >
transitive verb
1. : to swing (something) back and forth; especially : to lift up (a sacrifice) and move back and forth before the altar in consecration
< take the breast of the ram of Aaron's ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord — Exod 29:26 (Revised Standard Version) >
2. : to impart a curving or undulating shape or design to : decorate with a wavy surface, edge, or outline
< waved her hair and manicured her nails >
3.
a. : to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : flag, signal
< waved down an approaching motorist to ask for help >
< looked at my identification card and then waved me on >
b. : to gesture with (as the arm) in greeting or farewell, in celebration of someone's triumph, or in homage to an honored person : make a sweeping, circling, or twirling movement with
< waved hats and handkerchiefs in welcome to their returning hero >
c. : to indicate by a sweep of hand or arm : signify
< waved farewell from the ship's rail >
< waved dismissal as he turned and left >
< the officer waved acknowledgement — Wirt Williams >
4. : to flap (the wings) in or as if in flight
5. : brandish, flourish, shake
< waved a loaded pistol menacingly >
6. : to blow (something) to and fro : flutter
< the troops plodded by and a desultory breeze waved their banners from time to time >
7. archaic : to move (the head) up and down : bob
8. : to toss (as a blossom) in the breeze
< trees waved leafy heads >
Synonyms: see swing
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea) having normally a forward motion distinct from the oscillatory motion of the particles that successively compose it : a minute ridge that is largely dependent on surface tension : a ridge of larger size that is dependent on the force of gravity : an undulation that is dependent on the friction between wind and water — compare breaker, ripple
b. : a body of water
2.
a. : a shape or outline having successive curves like those of ocean waves : one of the crests of such a form or a crest with its adjacent trough
b. : a natural waviness of the hair or a dressing intended to simulate it — compare marcel, permanent wave
c. : an undulating line or streak (as in glass, steel, or textiles) or a pattern formed by such lines
3. : something likened to an ocean wave as stormy or unsettling: as
a. : a surge of sensation or emotion
< a wave of nausea >
< a wave of anger >
< a wave of tenderness >
b. : one of the troubles or vicissitudes of life or fortune
c. : a tide of opinion or sentiment carrying many with it : a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction : contagion
d. : a peak or climax of intensity : the moment of greatest activity or strongest feeling
< a wave of enthusiasm >
4. : a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal, greeting, or other indication
5. : a long ridge of ground rounded into the shape of an ocean wave
6. : a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air
7. : a movement likened to that of an ocean wave: as
a. : a tide, advance, or surge of settlers : one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region
b.
(1) : a large group of animals of one kind
< the final wave of migrating ducks >
(2) : a sudden rapid increase in an animal population or its effects
< a very severe fly-strike wave followed the moist summer >
c. : a line of attacking or advancing troops, landing craft, combat vehicles, or aircraft
< it was D company; our second wave — H.G.Wells >
8. : a disturbance or variation that transfers itself and energy progressively from point to point in a medium or in space in such a way that each particle or element influences the adjacent ones and that may be in the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of level or pressure, of electric or magnetic intensity, of electric potential, or of temperature — see longitudinal wave, transverse wave
9. : a change in temperature or a period of hot or cold weather — compare cold wave, hot wave
10. : earth wave 1
11. : radio wave
12. : an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation (as of heart action in an electrocardiogram, brain waves in an electroencephalogram, an earthquake in a seismogram, or a varying electric current in an oscilloscope)
III.
archaic
variant of waive
IV. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
1. : a member of the Women's Reserve of the United States Navy formed during World War II
2. : a woman serving in the United States Navy
V. noun
Usage: often capitalized
: a display by spectators at a sports event in which they rise in rapid succession, lift their arms overhead, and sit down again quickly so that a continuous swell appears to move through the stands |