wave something aside
1wave 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… …
2wave something aside — dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant. → wave …
3wave 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 …
4brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → …
5wave aside — To dismiss (a suggestion, etc) as irrelevant or unimportant • • • Main Entry: ↑wave * * * ˌwave a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wave aside he/she/it waves aside …
6brush something aside — she brushed aside his repeated warnings Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light …
7brush something aside — Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside, reject, spurn, laugh off, make light of; informal pooh pooh …
8wave — verb 1》 move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal. ↘move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro. ↘(wave someone/thing down) wave one s hand to stop a driver or vehicle. ↘(wave something aside)… …
9wave — 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 …
10wave — 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… …
