"wave through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: waves through [present, singular, third-person], waving through [participle, present], waved through [participle, past], waved through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wave through (third-person singular simple present waves through, present participle waving through, simple past and past participle waved through)
  1. (transitive) To indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wave_through-en-verb-vt-Pd51W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (through): 81 19
  2. (transitive, figurative) To approve (a plan etc.); to greenlight. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-wave_through-en-verb-x3YEv~Iy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wave through meaning in English (1.5kB)

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