1. (v. t.) To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

2. (v. t.) To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.

3. (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.

4. (v. i.) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

5. (n.) A wave or current of wind.

6. (n.) A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.

7. (n.) An unpleasant flavor.

8. (n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.

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