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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 — /wayv awf , of /, n. 1. (on an aircraft carrier) the last minute signaling to an aircraft making its final landing approach that it is not to land on that particular pass but is to go around and come in again. 2. the postponement of a scheduled… … Universalium
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
