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To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind.
(verb-intransitive)
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To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand: waved as she drove by.
(verb-intransitive)
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To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl: Her hair waves naturally.
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To cause to move back and forth or up and down, either once or repeatedly: She waved a fan before her face.
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To move or swing as in giving a signal: He waved his hand. See Synonyms at flourish.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.