Definitions
1.VerbTo delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness."Wait here until your car arrives.; I’m still waiting for you to pay me back the money I lent you.."
2.VerbTo wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment."She used to wait in this joint."
3.VerbTo delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)"to wait one’s turn"
4.VerbTo attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
5.VerbTo attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
6.VerbTo defer or postpone (especially a meal).
7.VerbTo watch with malicious intent; to lie in wait
8.VerbTo remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
9.NounA delay."I had a very long wait at the airport security check."
10.NounAn ambush."They lay in wait for the patrol."
11.NounEllipsis of wait state.
12.NounOne who watches; a watchman.
13.NounHautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
14.NounMusicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
15.InterjectionTells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allow clarification."- And so I went upstairs—- Wait. Your house has two floors?"