"wave away" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-wave away.ogg Forms: waves away [present, singular, third-person], waving away [participle, present], waved away [participle, past], waved away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wave away (third-person singular simple present waves away, present participle waving away, simple past and past participle waved away)
  1. (idiomatic) To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: wave off Related terms: handwave, handwaver, handwaving, hand waving, handwavium, handwavy, wave of the hand
    Sense id: en-wave_away-en-verb-LDFMerG~
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To brush aside or sweep under the rug. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-wave_away-en-verb-M192I96p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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