wave off

Verb

wave off (third-person singular simple present waves off, present participle waving off, simple past and past participle waved off)

1. (transitive) To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
   • Near-synonym: wave away
   • He waved off the approaching truck driver and restarted the apparatus.

   Synonyms:

   wave away

   Antonyms:

   flag down

   1. (transitive) Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around.
2. (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture).
3. Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.