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wave off
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Princeton's WordNet
overshoot, wave-off, go-aroundverb
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
wave offverb
dismiss as insignificant
"He waved off suggestions of impropriety"
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wave offverb
To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)
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wave off
"Wave off" generally refers to the action of signaling, often by waving one's hand, for someone or something to stop approaching or to cancel, dismiss or abandon a previously planned action. In aviation, it refers to an order for an aircraft to abort its landing attempt.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wave off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wave off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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