"wave off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: waves off [present, singular, third-person], waving off [participle, present], waved off [participle, past], waved off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wave off (third-person singular simple present waves off, present participle waving off, simple past and past participle waved off)
  1. (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture) Tags: transitive Related terms: off
    Sense id: en-wave_off-en-verb-jFGNL-BE
  2. (basketball) Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture. Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-wave_off-en-verb-QNy2CRIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 51 40 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 16 54 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 51 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 60 31 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (aviation, nautical, military) Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around. Categories (topical): Aviation, Military, Nautical

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)"
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