1.one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
2.a movement like that of an ocean wave;
a wave of settlers
3.(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
4.something that rises rapidly;
a wave of emotion swept over him
5.the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
6.a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
7.an undulating curve
8.a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
1.signal with the hands or nod;
She waved to her friends
2.move or swing back and forth;
She waved her gun
3.move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
The curtains undulated
4.twist or roll into coils or ringlets;
curl my hair, please
5.set waves in;
she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair