move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal

he waved to me from the train

move to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point

the flag waved in the wind

style (hair) so that it curls slightly

her hair had been carefully waved for the evening

a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore

he was swept out to sea by a freak wave

a sudden occurrence of or increase in a phenomenon, feeling, or emotion

its remarkable how one small gesture can create a wave of kindness

fear came over me in waves

a gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro

he gave a little wave and walked off

a slightly curling lock of hair

his hair was drying in unruly waves

a periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound