The police officer waved us aside and would not let us turn into our street.
•The officer waved aside the spectators.
•She waved all the traffic aside.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wave 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 … Useful english dictionary
wave — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
wave — wave1 [ weıv ] noun count *** ▸ 1 raised water ▸ 2 appearance/increase ▸ 3 sudden strong emotion ▸ 4 movement of hand, etc. ▸ 5 of sound/radio etc. ▸ 6 slight curl in hair ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a line of water that rises up on the surface of an ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wave — I UK [weɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms wave : singular wave plural waves *** 1) a) a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea, lake, or river The boat was smashed by a huge wave. Children swam and played in the waves. b) the… … English dictionary
wave — [[t]we͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦ waves, waving, waved 1) VERB If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. [V to/at n] Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her... [V… … English dictionary
wave — 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)… … English new terms dictionary
wave — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wave*/*/ — [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 … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wave — I. verb (waved; waving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to motion with the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… … Wikipedia
sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
