Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wave 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  wave 
 
  Sense  2 
  brandish,  flourish,  wave 
  =>  wigwag 
 
  Sense  3 
  undulate,  flap,  wave 
  =>  luff 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  crimp,  crape,  frizzle,  frizz,  kink  up  kink 
 
  Sense  5 
  wave 
  =>  marcel 
  =>  perm 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wave 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  wave 
 
  Sense  2 
  brandish,  flourish,  wave 
  =>  wigwag 
 
  Sense  3 
  undulate,  flap,  wave 
  =>  luff 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  crimp,  crape,  frizzle,  frizz,  kink  up  kink 
 
  Sense  5 
  wave 
  =>  marcel 
  =>  perm 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wave 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  wave 
 
  Sense  2 
  brandish,  flourish,  wave 
  =>  hold  take  hold 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wave 
 
  5  senses  of  wave 
 
  Sense  1 
  beckon,  wave 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
 
  Sense  2 
  brandish,  flourish,  wave 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  3 
  undulate,  flap,  wave 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  twist 
 
  Sense  5 
  wave 
  =>  dress,  arrange,  set  do  coif,  coiffe,  coiffure 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wave 
 
  wave  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wave 
 
  Sense  1 
  beckon,  wave 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  brandish,  flourish,  wave 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  undulate,  flap,  wave 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  curl,  wave 
  =>  twist 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  wave 
  =>  dress,  arrange,  set  do  coif,  coiffe,  coiffure 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wave 
 
  The  verb  wave  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  beckon,  wave  --  (signal  with  the  hands  or  nod;  "She  waved  to  her  friends";  "He  waved  his  hand  hospitably") 
  2.  (5)  brandish,  flourish,  wave  --  (move  or  swing  back  and  forth;  "She  waved  her  gun.") 
  3.  (4)  undulate,  flap,  wave  --  (move  in  a  wavy  pattern,  as  of  curtains) 
  4.  curl,  wave  --  (twist  or  roll  into  coils  or  ringlets;  "curl  my  hair,  please") 
  5.  wave  --  (set  waves  in  of  hair) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wave 
 
  The  verb  wave  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  beckon,  wave  --  (signal  with  the  hands  or  nod;  "She  waved  to  her  friends";  "He  waved  his  hand  hospitably") 
  2.  (5)  brandish,  flourish,  wave  --  (move  or  swing  back  and  forth;  "She  waved  her  gun.") 
  3.  (4)  undulate,  flap,  wave  --  (move  in  a  wavy  pattern,  as  of  curtains) 
  4.  curl,  wave  --  (twist  or  roll  into  coils  or  ringlets;  "curl  my  hair,  please") 
  5.  wave  --  (set  waves  in  of  hair) 

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