wave down

weɪv daʊn

Definition

Definition of wave down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

transportationsignal a vehicle to stop using a hand gesture

She waved down a taxi in the rain.

beckon

flag down

hail

personuse an arm gesture to stop someone

He waved down the cyclist to ask for directions.

beckon

gesture

signal

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Expressions with wave

blue wave

large ocean wave with a blue hue

Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.

wave away

dismiss with a hand gesture

She waved away the waiter with a smile.

wave off

say goodbye with a hand gesture

She waved off her friend at the station.

wave of one's hand

gesture moving the hand back and forth

She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.

surfing the wave

riding ocean waves on a board for sport or fun

Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

wave someone off

gesture to say goodbye to someone leaving

She waved him off at the airport.

Examples of wave down in a sentence

They waved down the ice cream truck on a hot day.
She waved down a taxi in the pouring rain.
They tried to wave down the bus before it left.

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French:faire signe, ...
German:heranwinken, ...
Italian:chiamare, fermare, ...
Spanish:hacer señas, ...
Portuguese:acenar, ...
Chinese:挥手拦车, 挥手拦下, ...
Japanese:手を振って止める, ...
Arabic:أَوْمَأَ لِلتَّوْقِيف, أَوْمَأَ لِيُوقِفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַמֵּן לְרֶכֶב לַעֲצוֹר, לְסַמֵּן לְמִישֶׁהוּ לַעֲצֹר, ...
Russian:остановить, махать рукой, ...
Ukrainian:зупинити, зупиняти, ...
Hindi:हाथ देकर रोकना, रुकने का इशारा करना, ...
Bengali:হাত তুলে থামানো, ...
Catalan:fer parar, fer aturar amb la mà, ...
Czech:mávnutím zastavit, zastavit mávnutím, ...
Danish:vinke an, vinke ind, ...
Dutch:aanhouden, ...
Greek:κάνω σήμα να σταματήσει, νεύω, ...
Hungarian:leinteni, intéssel megállítani, ...
Khmer:ហៅឱ្យឈប់ដោយគ្រវីដៃ, គ្រវីដៃហៅឲ្យឈប់, ...
Korean:세우다, 손짓으로 멈추다, ...
Persian:با دست نگه داشتن, با اشاره متوقف کردن, ...
Polish:zasygnalizować, zatrzymywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):chamar, ...
Romanian:a face semn, a opri cu un gest, ...
Swedish:vinka in, ...
Thai:โบกเรียก, โบกให้หยุด, ...
Turkish:durdurmak, işaret etmek, ...
Vietnamese:vẫy lại, ra hiệu dừng lại, ...

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