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Wake   /weɪk/   Listen
Wake

verb
(past woke or waked; past part. woken or waked; pres. part. waking)
1.
Be awake, be alert, be there.
2.
Stop sleeping.  Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken.
3.
Arouse or excite feelings and passions.  Synonyms: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up.  "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world" , "Wake old feelings of hatred"
4.
Make aware of.
5.
Cause to become awake or conscious.  Synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, waken.  "Please wake me at 6 AM."
noun
1.
The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).  Synonyms: aftermath, backwash.  "In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
2.
An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii.  Synonym: Wake Island.
3.
The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward.  Synonym: backwash.
4.
A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial.  Synonym: viewing.



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"Wake" Quotes from Famous Books



... though strange) That thy firm principles could never change; That hopes of preservation urged thy stay, Or force, which those resistless must obey. If this is error, let me still remain In error wrapp'd—nor wake to truth again! Come then, sweet Hope, with all thy train of joy Nor let Despair each rapt'rous thought destroy; Indulgent Heav'n, in pity to our tears, At length will bless a parent's sinking years; Again ...
— The Eventful History Of The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure - Of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause And Consequences • Sir John Barrow

... wrathfully. That Eustace Hignett should still be alive was bad—he had pictured him hurling himself overboard and bobbing about, a pleasing sight, in the wake of the vessel; that he should be singing was an outrage. Remorse, Sam thought should have stricken Eustace Hignett dumb. Instead of which, here he was comporting himself like a blasted linnet. It was all wrong. The man could have ...
— Three Men and a Maid • P. G. Wodehouse

... lifter in London," answered Holmes. "His appearance on Piccadilly was a signal always to Scotland Yard to wake up, and to the jewellers of Bond Street to lock up. My old daddy used to say that Baskingford could scent a Kohinoor quicker than a hound a fox. I wonder what his ...
— R. Holmes & Co. • John Kendrick Bangs

... (especially if the party is small), when a picket sentinel discovers any one lurking about his post from without, if he has not himself been seen, to quietly withdraw and report the fact to the commander, who can wake his men and make his arrangements to repel an attack and protect his animals. If, however, the man upon the picket has been seen, he should distinctly challenge the approaching party, and if he receives no answer, fire, and retreat to ...
— The Prairie Traveler - A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions • Randolph Marcy

... forward and cut off his retreat. Wheeling then at a tangent, the rabbit flew toward the far end of the orchard, where there was a gap in the fence. Tara was after him like the wind, her puppies excitedly galloping in her wake, yapping with delight. Half-way across the orchard Tara overtook the bunny, and her great jaws closed upon the middle of its body, smashing the spinal column and killing instantaneously. A moment later and Finn was on the scene in a frenzy of excitement. Tara drew back, ...
— Finn The Wolfhound • A. J. Dawson


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