Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wake? Here's what it means.
Verb
(intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
(transitive, figuratively) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
(intransitive, figuratively) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
(obsolete) To be alert; to keep watch
(obsolete) To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
Noun
(obsolete, poetic) The act of waking, or state of being awake.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
Noun
A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.
(historical, Church of England) An annual 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.
Noun
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
(figuratively) The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
