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Wake

noun
/ˈweɪk/
Word Frequency: 13.3

Definitions

1.nounThe act of waking, or state of being awake.
2.nounThe state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
3.verb(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
"I woke up at four o'clock this morning."
4.verb(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
"The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."
5.verbTo put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
6.verbTo be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
7.verbTo lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
8.verbTo watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
9.verbTo be or remain awake; not to sleep.
10.verbTo be alert; to keep watch
"Command unto the guards that they diligently wake."
11.verbTo sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

Synonyms

wakenawakenwake upawakecome alivearouseviewingbackwashaftermathwake islandawakeningwakey

Rhymes With

breakopaqueforsakeacheslakeheartachetakemake
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