wave verb
wave
The verb form of wave is wave
W wDefinitions
- verb without object wave to move freely and gently back and forth or up and down, as by the action of air currents, sea swells, etc.: The flags were waving in the wind. 1
- verb without object wave to curve alternately in opposite directions; have an undulating form: The road waved along the valley. 1
- verb without object wave to bend or sway up and down or to and fro, as branches or plants in the wind. 1
- verb without object wave to be moved, especially alternately in opposite directions: The woman's handkerchief waved in encouragement. 1
- verb without object wave to give a signal by fluttering or flapping something: She waved to me with her hand. 1
- verb with object wave to cause to flutter or have a waving motion in: A night wind waves the tattered banners. 1
- verb with object wave to cause to bend or sway up and down or to and fro: The storm waved the heavy branches of the elm. 1
- verb with object wave to give an undulating form to; cause to curve up and down or in and out. 1
- verb with object wave to give a wavy appearance or pattern to, as silk. 1
- verb with object wave to impart a wave to (the hair). 1
- verb with object wave to move, especially alternately in opposite directions: to wave the hand. 1
- verb with object wave to signal to by waving a flag or the like; direct by a waving movement: to wave a train to a halt; to wave traffic around an obstacle. 1
- verb with object wave to signify or express by a waving movement: to wave a last goodbye. 1
- intransitive verb wave gesture hello, goodbye 1
- transitive verb wave gesture: hello, goodbye 1
- intransitive verb wave gesture in greeting 1
- intransitive verb wave flutter 1
- transitive verb wave hold aloft 1
- transitive verb wave agitate, make flutter 1
- transitive verb wave curl: hair 1
- verb wave to move or cause to move freely to and fro 0
- verb wave to move the hand to and fro as a greeting 0
- verb wave to signal or signify by or as if by waving something 0
- verb wave to direct to move by or as if by waving something 0
- verb wave to form or be formed into curves, undulations, etc 0
- verb wave to give a wavy or watered appearance to (silk, etc) 0
- verb wave to set waves in (the hair) 0
- intransitive verb wave to move up and down or back and forth in a curving or undulating motion; swing, sway, or flutter to and fro 0
- intransitive verb wave to signal by moving a hand, arm, light, etc. to and fro 0
- intransitive verb wave to have the form of a series of curves or undulations 0
- verb transitive wave to cause to wave, undulate, or sway to and fro 0
- verb transitive wave to swing or brandish (a weapon) 0
- verb transitive wave to move or swing (something) as a signal; motion with (the hand, arms, etc.) 0
- verb transitive wave to signal (something) by doing this 0
- verb transitive wave to signal or signify something to (someone) by doing this 0
- verb transitive wave to give an undulating form to; make sinuous 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To move back and forth repeatedly. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To wave one’s hand in greeting or departure. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To have an undulating or wavy form. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To produce waves to the hair. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) (baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) OBS To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state. 0
- verb wave To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. 0
- verb wave To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. 0
- verb wave Obsolete spelling of waive. 0
- verb wave If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. 0
- verb wave Wave is also a noun. 0
- verb wave If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction. 0
- verb wave If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side. 0
- verb wave If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down. 0