wake
verb
- 1
stop sleeping
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- 2
cause to become awake or conscious
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
Please wake me at 6 AM.
- 3
be awake, be alert, be there
- 4
make aware of
His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation
- 5
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
noun
- 1
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
there's no weeping at an Irish wake
- 2
an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
there's no weeping at an Irish wake
- 3
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
- 4
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
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