Wave
/weɪv/
Wave is a verb with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
“The flag waved in the gentle breeze.”
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(metonymic) 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.
“I waved goodbye from across the room.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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