w>wave aside

vt sep

(lit) person → auf die Seite or zur Seite winken

(fig) person, objection, suggestions etc → ab- or zurückweisen; help → ausschlagen, zurückweisen

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wave

(weiv) noun

1. a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water. rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.

2. a vibration travelling eg through the air. radio waves; sound waves; light waves.

3. a curve or curves in the hair. Are those waves natural?

4. a (usually temporary) rise or increase. the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.

5. an act of waving. She recognized me, and gave me a wave.

verb

1. to move backwards and forwards or flutter. The flags waved gently in the breeze.

2. to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other. She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.

3. to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand). She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.

ˈwavy adjective

(of hair) full of waves. Her hair is wavy but her sister's hair is straight.

ˈwaviness noun

ˈwave(band) noun

a range of wavelengths on which eg radio signals are broadcast.

ˈwavelength noun

the distance from any given point on one (radio etc) wave to the corresponding point on the next.

wave aside

to dismiss (a suggestion etc) without paying much attention to it.