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waves off

waves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wave off.

Meaning of 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
    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.

Questions about waves off

What is waves off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wave off.

Words near waves off in the dictionary

  1. waves down
  2. waves goodbye
  3. waves in
  4. waves of the hand
  5. waves of translation
  6. waves off
  7. waves the bloody shirt
  8. waves the white flag
  9. waves through
  10. waveshape
  11. waveshaper

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