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wave off — verb dismiss as insignificant (Freq. 1) He waved off suggestions of impropriety • Hypernyms: ↑background, ↑play down, ↑downplay • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * … Useful english dictionary
wave off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wave off : present tense I/you/we/they wave off he/she/it waves off present participle waving off past tense waved off past participle waved off wave someone off to say goodbye to someone by waving as they… … English dictionary
wave-off — i. An action to abort a landing, initiated by the bridge, the primary flight control, the landing safety officer of an aircraft carrier, or the pilot at his or her discretion. The response to a wave off signal is mandatory. ii. To remove chocks… … Aviation dictionary
wave-off — noun an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt • Syn: ↑overshoot, ↑go around • Derivationally related forms: ↑overshoot (for: ↑overshoot) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wave-off — An action to abort a landing, initiated by the bridge, primary flight control, landing safety officer or enlisted man, or pilot at his or her discretion. The response to a wave off signal is mandatory. See also abort; primary flight control … Military dictionary
wave off — verb To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture) … Wiktionary
The Great Wave off Kanagawa — Artwork title=The Great Wave off Kanagawa [The version depicted here is of the copy in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York] artist=Katsushika Hokusai year=c. 1829–32 type=color woodcut height=25.7 width=37.8nihongo| The Great Wave off… … Wikipedia
wave — wave1 [ weıv ] noun count *** ▸ 1 raised water ▸ 2 appearance/increase ▸ 3 sudden strong emotion ▸ 4 movement of hand, etc. ▸ 5 of sound/radio etc. ▸ 6 slight curl in hair ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a line of water that rises up on the surface of an ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wave — wave1 W2S3 [weıv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sea)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(people and things)¦ 4¦(light and sound)¦ 5¦(signal)¦ 6 7¦(hair)¦ 8 make waves 9 new wave 10 11 … Dictionary of contemporary English
wave — I UK [weɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms wave : singular wave plural waves *** 1) a) a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea, lake, or river The boat was smashed by a huge wave. Children swam and played in the waves. b) the… … English dictionary
