wake
Noun
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The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (synset 111431724)
"the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
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An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii (synset 108857548)
domain member region: battle of wake, battle of wake island - in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marinesinstance hypernym: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by waterpart meronym: pacific, pacific ocean - the largest ocean in the worldsynonym: wake island
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The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward (synset 107358968)
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"hypernym: moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)synonym: backwash
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A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial (synset 101031915)
"there's no weeping at an Irish wake"hypernym: vigil, watch - the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)synonym: viewing
Verb
- Be awake, be alert, be there (synset 200020126)
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Stop sleeping (synset 200018519)
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"hypernym: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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Arouse or excite feelings and passions (synset 201764964)
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"hypernym: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)hyponym: ferment - work up into agitation or excitement
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Make aware of (synset 200874429)
"His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
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Cause to become awake or conscious (synset 200018806)
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."hyponym:
- reawaken - awaken once again
- bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to - return to consciousness
- call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call
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