wake

Plural: wakes

Noun

• the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  • "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
• an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  • "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
• a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
  • "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
• The act of waking, or state of being awake.
• The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
• A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
• A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
• A number of vultures assembled together.
• The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
• The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water.
• The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
• The area behind something or somebody rapidly-moving

Verb

Verb Forms: waked, woke, woken, waking, wakes

• To cease to sleep; to rouse or be roused from slumber.
• be awake, be alert, be there
• stop sleeping
• arouse or excite feelings and passions
  • "Wake old feelings of hatred"
• make aware of
• cause to become awake or conscious
  • "Please wake me at 6 AM."
• (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
• (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
• To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
• To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
• To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
• To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
• To be alert; to keep watch
• To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

Examples

• Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.
• His opponent’s brilliant play made him wake up and pay closer attention to the board.
• I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
• The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
• The player left the rest of the field trailing in her wake.

Synonyms

aftermath, arouse, awake, awaken, backwash, come alive, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, rouse, stir up, viewing, Wake Island, wake up, waken, abet, abraid, actuate, animate, arise, bewake, bring about, bring round, cheer, cry, death watch, drive, egg on, electrify, encourage, enflame, engender, enkindle, enthrill, evoke, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, funeral wake, galvanize, get up, gin up, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, instigate, intoxicate, invigilate, invoke, keep watch, kindle, knock up, lash, motivate, motive, move, obligate, oblige, promote, prompt, provoke, push, quicken, rise, roust, send, set fire to, set off, set on fire, sharpen, spark off, spur, spur on, start, startle, stay up, stimulate, sting, stir, stir the blood, stoke, suscitate, tempt, thrill, uprouse, urge, vitalise, wake, warm the blood, watch, whet, whip up, wind up, work up, yerk

Antonyms

cause to sleep, fall asleep, sleep

Related Words

all-nighter, arval, arvel, enliven, in the wake of, lark, owl, pull an all-nighter, reveille, rise and shine, shiva, shivah, show a leg, wacken, wait, wakefulness, wakes, watch, yawn