"wave down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: waves down [present, singular, third-person], waving down [participle, present], waved down [participle, past], waved down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wave down (third-person singular simple present waves down, present participle waving down, simple past and past participle waved down)
  1. (transitive) To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wave_down-en-verb-AsaaUhPE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

Inflected forms

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