Wake

n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral gathering characterized by festive remembrance of the deceased

v. arouse someone or something (as from sleep or inactivity); be aroused (as from sleep or inactivity); cause to be aware; become aware

WAKE can refer to:WAKE (cipher), Word Auto Key EncryptionWAKE (AM), an AM radio station located in Valparaiso, Indiana
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A wake is the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of air or water around the body. In fluid dynamics, a wake is the region of turbulence around a solid body moving relative to the water, caused by the flow of liquid around the body. The wake leading the body is caused by the compression of the liquid medium by the moving body, and is often called a bow wake when observed preceding a watercraft. As with all wave forms, it spreads outward from the source until its energy is overcome or lost, usually by friction or dispersion.
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Noun
1. an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
(synonym) Wake Island
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Pacific, Pacific Ocean
(class) Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island

Noun
1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
(synonym) aftermath, backwash
(hypernym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
(synonym) backwash
(hypernym) wave, moving ridge
3. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
(synonym) viewing
(hypernym) vigil, watch
Verb
1. be awake, be alert, be there
(antonym) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(hyponym) stay up, sit up
(derivation) waking
2. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
(synonym) wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken
(hypernym) change state, turn
(entail) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(derivation) waker
3. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
(synonym) inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) ferment
4. make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
(hypernym) alarm, alert
5. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
(synonym) awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reawaken

(v. t.)
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
  

(v. t.)
To rouse from sleep; to awake.
  

(v. t.)
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
  

(v. t.)
To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.
  

(v. i.)
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
  

(v. i.)
To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.
  

(v. i.)
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
  

(v. i.)
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.
  

(n.)
The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.
  

(n.)
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
  

(n.)
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.
  

(n.)
The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
  

(n.)
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, often to excess.
  

To dream that you attend a wake, denotes that you will sacrifice some important engagement to enjoy some ill-favored assignation.

For a young woman to see her lover at a wake, foretells that she will listen to the entreaties of passion, and will be persuaded to hazard honor for love.