ALL meanings of wake
wake
W w - noun wake an annual parish festival, originally held in honor of a patron saint 0
- noun wake the track or trail left in the water by a moving ship or boat 0
- noun wake the track or course of anything that has gone before or passed by 0
- noun wake (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (poetic) The act of waking, or state of being awake. 0
- noun wake The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil. 0
- noun wake A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party. 0
- noun wake (historical, Church of England) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking. 0
- noun wake The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water. 0
- noun wake The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft. 0
- noun wake (figuratively) The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object. 0
- noun wake A number of vultures assembled together. 0
- verb wake (Intransitive Verb) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. 0
- verb wake (Transitive Verb) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. 0
- verb wake (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. 0
- verb wake (Intransitive Verb) (figuratively) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active. 0
- verb wake To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects. 0
- verb wake To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body. 0
- verb wake To be or remain awake; not to sleep. 0
- verb wake (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To be alert; to keep watch. 0
- verb wake (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel. 0
- verb wake When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep. 0