English to English
wake
(w/eI/k
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noun (n)
- an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward(noun.event)Example:
The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe.
source: wordnet30 - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial(noun.act)Example:
There's no weeping at an Irish wake.
source: wordnet30 - The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.(noun)source: webster1913
- The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be awake, be alert, be there(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- stop sleeping(verb.body)Synonym:
arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken
Antonym:
dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod offsource: wordnet30 - To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.(verb)source: webster1913
- To rouse from sleep; to awake.(verb)source: webster1913