Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: wave away
Antonyms: flag down
Broader terms: signal
verb
To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war
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Synonyms: wave away
Antonyms: flag down
Broader terms: signal
verb
To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
dismiss as insignificant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: background, play down, downplay
History
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