~ 1
■ verb ( past woke or US, dialect, or archaic ~d ; past participle woken or US, dialect, or archaic ~d )
1》 (often ~ up ) emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping.
↘( ~ up to ) become alert to or aware of.
↘cause to stir or come to life.
2》 Irish or N. Amer. dialect hold a vigil beside (someone who has died).
■ noun
1》 a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died.
↘(especially in Ireland) a party held after a funeral.
2》 ( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] an annual festival and holiday in some parts of northern England.
Phrases
be a ~-up Austral./NZ informal be fully alert or aware.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE (recorded only in the past tense wōc ), also partly from the weak verb wacian 'remain a~, hold a vigil', of Gmc origin; cf. watch .
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~ 2
■ noun a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft.
Phrases
in the ~ of following as a consequence or result.
Origin
C15: prob. via Mid. Low Ger. from ON vỏk , vaka 'hole or opening in ice'.