wave off

verb

Definitions

  1. To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist…

    To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.

    • Near-synonym: wave away
    • He waved off the approaching truck driver and restarted the apparatus.
  2. To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture).

  3. Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.

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