wave
Cross references:
1. swing
1. wave \'wa-v\ vb [ME waven, fr. OE wafian to wave with the hands; akin to
OE w<]a-e>-fre restless - more at WAVER 1: to float, play, or shake in an
air current : move loosely to and fro : FLUTTER 2: to motion with the
hands or with something held in them in signal or sa lute of water 3: to
move in waves : HEAVE 4: to become moved or brandished to and fro 5: to
move before the wind with a wavelike motion {field of waving grain} 6: to
follow a curving line or take a wavy form : UNDULATE 1: to swing
(something) back and forth or up and down 2: to impart a curving or
undulating shape to 3a: to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated
direction or to stop : FLAG, SIGNAL {waved him aside} 3b: to gesture with
(the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage 3c: to convey
by waving {waved farewell} 4: BRANDISH, FLOURISH {waved a pistol
menacingly} - wav.er n
2. wave n often attrib 1a: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a
liquid (as of the sea) 1b: open water 2a: a shape or outline having
successive curves 2b: a waviness of the hair 2c: an undulating line or
streak or a pattern formed by such lines 3: something that swells and dies
away : as 3a: a surge of sensation or emotion 3b: a movement sweeping
large numbers in a common direction : CONTAGIO N 3c: a peak or climax of
activity {~ of buying} 4: a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in
the hand used as a sign al or greeting 5: a rolling or undulatory movement
or one of a series of such movements pa ssing along a surface or through
the air 6: a movement like that of an ocean wave : as 6a: one of a
succession of influxes of people migrating into a region 6b1: a moving
group of animals of one kind 6b2: a sudden rapid increase in a population
6c: a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes 7: a disturbance
or variation that transfers energy progressively from poin t to point in a
medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a
variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential,
or temperature 8: a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold
weather 9: an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic
representation of an actionWave \'wa-v\ n [Women Accepted for Volunteer
Emergency Service] : a woman serving in the navy