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

the women's section of the US Naval Reserve, established in 1942, or, since 1948, of the US Navy