wave off

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Synonyms: wave-off, gave off, have off, waveoff, stave off, face off, ward off, leave off, give off, take off, ease off

Antonyms: wave-off, gave off, have off, waveoff, stave off, face off, ward off, leave off, give off, take off, ease off

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to [[signal#Verb|signal]] (someone) to desist or leave.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[say goodbye]] to someone with a [[wave]] (hand gesture).
3. {{lb|en|basketball}} Of a [[referee]], to [[disallow]] a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.

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