Wake | Meaning of wake

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wake (verb)
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

wake (verb)
(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

wake (verb)
To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

wake (verb)
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

wake (verb)
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

wake (noun)
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

wake (noun)
A 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.

wake (noun)
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

wake (noun)
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

wake (noun)
A number of vultures assembled together.

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January 24, 2019

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