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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.
12.nounA period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
13.noun(Church of England) 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.
14.nounA number of vultures assembled together.
15.nounThe path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
16.nounThe turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
17.nounThe area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
18.nounA community holiday, particularly in northern England.