The word wave has many different meanings, but they all have to do with an undulating motion or shape. A wave that washes up on a beach has the same kind of back and forth movement as a crowd of baseball fans doing "the wave" in the stands.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy;
imp. & p. p.
of Wave
a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended;
wavy; as, waved edge.
a.
Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of
color; as, waved, or watered, silk.
a.
Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines
in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.
Waved
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy;
Usage Examples
Since September 11, security has been increased everywhere, and we have new IDs to get on to the Fox lot. I drove to the security gate, but realized I'd left my ID in my other car. I just broke into that voice - 'Hey, man, I'm Bart Simpson. Who else sounds like this?' The guard waved me through.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it.
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