Dictionary Definition
wake
Noun
1 the consequences of an event (especially a
catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the
accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: aftermath, backwash]
2 an island in the western Pacific between Guam
and Hawaii [syn: Wake
Island]
3 the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves
forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: backwash]
4 a vigil held over a corpse the night before
burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: viewing]
Verb
1 be awake, be alert, be there [ant: sleep]
2 stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the
alarm clock" [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive,
waken] [ant: fall
asleep]
3 arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The
ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the
poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world";
"Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up]
4 make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible
facts of the situation"
5 cause to become awake or conscious; "He was
roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[syn: awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to
sleep] [also: woken,
woke]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'weɪk/
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- Rhymes: -eɪk
Verb
- (often followed by up) To
stop sleeping.
- I woke up at 4 am this morning.
- (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping.
- to lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
Translations
To stop sleeping
To make somebody stop sleeping
- ttbc Crimean Tatar: yanmaq
- ttbc Dutch: ontwaken, wekken
- ttbc French: se reveiller, reveiller
- ttbc German: wecken
- ttbc Indonesian: bangun, bangkit
- ttbc Italian: svegliarsi, svegliare
- ttbc Korean: 깨다 (kkaeda)
- ttbc Spanish: despertarse, despertar
- ttbc Turkish: uyanmak
Etymology 2
Old English wacuNoun
Synonyms
Translations
- Finnish: ruumiinvalvojaiset, vainajan valvojaiset
- French: veillée funèbre
- German: Totenwache
Etymology 3
Probably Middle Low German from Old Norse vökNoun
- The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
Translations
path left behind a ship on the surface of the
water
- Finnish: vanavesi
- French: sillage
- German: Kielwasser
- Japanese: (こうせき, kōseki)
turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft
- German: Nachlauf
See also
Etymology 4
Noun
- A number of vultures assembled together.
See also
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- /'wakə/
Noun
wake f- a gathering to remember a dead person
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From Meriam wakey.Noun
wake- (eastern dialect) upper leg
Synonyms
- dokap (western dialect)
Extensive Definition
A wake is the region of turbulence immediately to the
rear of a solid body caused by the flow of air or water around the body.
In fluid
dynamics, a wake is the region of turbulence around a solid
body moving relative to the water, caused by the flow of liquid around the body. The wake
leading the body is caused by the compression of the liquid medium
by the moving body, and is often called a bow wake when observed
preceding a watercraft. As with all
wave
forms, it spreads outward from the source until its energy is overcome or lost,
usually by friction or
dispersion.
Wakes are occasionally used recreationally.
Swimmers, people riding personal watercraft, and aquatic mammals
such as dolphins, can ride the leading edge of a wake. In the sport
of water
polo, the ball carrier can swim while advancing the ball,
propelled ahead with the wake created by alternating armstrokes, a
technique known as dribbling.
External links
wake in Bulgarian: Килватер
wake in Czech: Úplav
wake in German: Kielwasser
wake in Hebrew: גלי הסירה של קלווין
wake in Dutch: Kielzog
wake in Polish: Kilwater
wake in Russian: Корабельные волны
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affair,
afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterimage, aftermath, afterpart, afterpiece, aftertaste, alertness, all-night vigil,
annoy, arise, arouse, at home, awake, awaken, backwash, bestir, blow the coals, blow up,
burial service, call forth, call up, challenge, come alive,
condensation trail, consciousness, contrail, course, deathwatch, dirge, enkindle, enrage, eulogy, excite, exequies, exhaust, extreme unction,
fan, fan the fire, fan the
flame, feed the fire, fire,
flame, foment, frenzy, freshen, funeral oration,
funeral rites, gathering, get up,
get-together, heat,
impassion, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, insomnia, insomniac, insomnolence, insomnolency, key up,
kindle, knock up, last
duty, last honors, last offices, last rites, lather up, levee, lidless vigil, light the
fuse, light up, line,
madden, matinee, move, obsequies, overexcite, path, piste, queue, rally, reception, renew, requiem, requiem mass, restlessness, reunion, roll out, rouse, salon, scent, sentience, set astir, set fire
to, set on fire, shake up, signs, sleeplessness, sociable, social, social affair, social
gathering, soiree,
spoor, steam up, stir, stir the blood, stir the
embers, stir the feelings, stir up, stream, summon up, tab, tag, tail, tailpiece, tossing and
turning, traces, track, trail, trailer, train, turn on, vapor trail,
viaticum, vigil, vortex, wake up, wakefulness, waken, warm, warm the blood, wash, whet, whip up, work into, work
up