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wave off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overshoot, wave-off, go-aroundverb

    an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

  2. wave offverb

    dismiss as insignificant

    "He waved off suggestions of impropriety"

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  1. wave offverb

    To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)

ChatGPT

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wave off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wave off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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