wake
1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (Freq. 4)
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
• Syn:
aftermath, backwash
• Hypernyms:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event,
issue, upshot
2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
• Syn:
backwash
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge
3. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
- there's no weeping at an Irish wake
• Syn:
viewing
• Hypernyms:
vigil, watch
1. be awake, be alert, be there (Freq. 7)
• Ant:
sleep
• Derivationally related forms:
waking
• Hyponyms:
stay up, sit up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. stop sleeping (Freq. 3)
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
• Syn:
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken
• Ant:
fall asleep (for: wake up)
• Derivationally related forms:
wakening (for: waken), waker, awakening (for: awaken), arousal (for: arouse)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Entailment:
sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. cause to become awake or conscious
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
• Syn:
awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
• Ant:
cause to sleep (for: awaken)
• Derivationally related forms:
arouser (for: arouse), arousal (for: arouse), rouser (for: rouse), awakening (for: awaken)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
reawaken, bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around, call
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. arouse or excite feelings and passions
- 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
• Syn:
inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up
• Derivationally related forms:
heat (for: heat), inflammatory (for: inflame), inflammation (for: inflame), inflaming (for: inflame)
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
ferment
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. make aware of
- His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation
• Hypernyms:
alarm, alert
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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