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waved
Overview of verb wave
The verb wave has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (21) beckon, wave -- (signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably")
2. (5) brandish, flourish, wave -- (move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun")
3. (4) roll, undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach")
4. curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please")
5. wave -- (set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair")
Antonyms of verb wave
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wave
5 senses of wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
=> move, displace
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
Sense 4
curl, wave
=> twist
=> turn
=> move
Sense 5
wave
=> dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
=> groom, neaten
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wave
4 of 5 senses of wave
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
=> wigwag
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> luff
Sense 4
curl, wave
=> crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
Sense 5
wave
=> marcel
=> gauffer, goffer
=> perm
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wave
5 senses of wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
=> move, displace
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
Sense 4
curl, wave
=> twist
Sense 5
wave
=> dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
'Cause To' of verb wave
Derived Forms of verb wave
5 senses of wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
RELATED TO>(noun) wave#5
=> wave, waving, wafture
RELATED TO>(noun) waver#1
=> waver
RELATED TO>(noun) waving#1
=> wave, waving, wafture
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
RELATED TO>(noun) waver#1
=> waver
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
RELATED TO>(noun) wave#2
=> wave
Sense 4
curl, wave
RELATED TO>(noun) wave#6
=> wave
Sense 5
wave
RELATED TO>(noun) wave#6
=> wave
Domain of verb wave
Domain Terms of verb wave
Familiarity of verb wave
wave used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb wave
5 senses of wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
curl, wave
EX: They wave their hair
Sense 5
wave
EX: They wave their hair
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb wave
5 senses of wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> wink
=> exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> shrug
=> clap, spat
=> applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
=> bless, sign
=> nod
=> cross oneself
=> bow, bow down
=> shake
=> beckon, wave
Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 4
curl, wave
> twist
=> crick
=> quirk
=> curl, wave
Sense 5
wave
> dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
=> bob
=> wave
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wave
Sense 1
beckon, wave
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Sense 2
brandish, flourish, wave
=> move, displace
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Sense 3
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
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Sense 4
curl, wave
=> twist
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Sense 5
wave
=> dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
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Grep of verb wave
microwave
wave
wave off
waver
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