1wave 
/ˈweɪv/ verb
waves; waved; wav·ing /ˈweɪv/ verb 1 : to move your hand or something held in your hand usually in a repeated motion in order to signal or greet someone [no obj] ▪ We waved to our friends through the window. ▪ They waved at us. ▪ She was waving in the direction of the bridge. [+ obj] ▪ We waved goodbye [=waved as a way of saying goodbye] to them and drove away. ▪ The traffic cop waved cars through. [=waved in a way that told drivers to continue driving through a particular area] ▪ We offered to help but he waved us off. [=he waved as a way of telling us that he did not want help] ▪ We tried to wave down a taxi. [=to get a taxi to stop for us by waving at its driver] 2 [no obj] : to float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind
▪ Flags were waving in the breeze. ▪ fields of waving grain 3 [+ obj] : to move (something) back and forth
▪ The magician waved his magic wand. ▪ The leader of the parade waved a flag. ▪ It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off. 4 [+ obj] : to hold up and show (something) in a threatening way
▪ The robber waved a pistol at the clerk. ▪ a maniac waving [=brandishing] a knife 5 a [+ obj] : to make (someone's hair) curl slightly — usually used as (be/get) waved ▪ She got her hair waved.
b [no obj] of hair : to curl slightly
▪ His hair waves naturally.
▪ Flags were waving in the breeze. ▪ fields of waving grain
▪ The magician waved his magic wand. ▪ The leader of the parade waved a flag. ▪ It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.
▪ The robber waved a pistol at the clerk. ▪ a maniac waving [=brandishing] a knife
b [no obj] of hair : to curl slightly
▪ His hair waves naturally.
wave aside [phrasal verb]
wave (something) aside or wave aside (something) : to refuse to consider or respond to (something)
▪ The officer waved aside my questions.
▪ The officer waved aside my questions.
wave the flag — see 1flag
