to wave sth at sb
1ˌwave sth aˈside — phrasal verb to ignore someone s ideas, feelings, or opinions because you do not think that they are important …
2wave something down — ˌwave sth/sbˈdown derived to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop by waving your hand Main entry: ↑wavederived …
3wave somebody down — ˌwave sth/sbˈdown derived to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop by waving your hand Main entry: ↑wavederived …
4wave — 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 …
5wave — 1 /weIv/ noun 1 ON THE SEA (C) a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: Dee watched the waves breaking on the rocks. 2 OF YOUR HAND (countable usually singular) a movement of your hand or arm from side to side 3 OF… …
6wave*/*/ — [weɪv] noun [C] I 1) a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea, lake, or river The boat was smashed by a huge wave.[/ex] Children swam and played in the waves.[/ex] 2) a movement that you make with your hand or with an object as a way …
7wave — UK US /weɪv/ noun [C] ► a larger than usual number of events of a similar, often bad, type, happening within the same period: a wave of sth »During the recession there was a wave of bankruptcies and mass unemployment. »a crime wave ► the pattern… …
8wave something away — ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to not accept sth because you do not think it is necessary or important Syn: ↑dismiss • My objections to the plan were waved aside. • He waved away our thanks with a smile …
9wave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on water ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, giant, great, huge, mountainous ▪ small, tiny ▪ …
10wave something aside — DISMISS, reject, brush aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, discount, play down; informal pooh pooh. → wave * * * dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant he waved the objection aside and carried on * * * ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to… …
