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The Meaning of waft
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(v. t.) To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
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(v. i.) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
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(n.) A wave or current of wind.
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(n.) A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
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(n.) An unpleasant flavor.
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(n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.
Synonyms
Float
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transport
,
bear.
Antonyms
Sink
,
depress
,
bear down.
Rhymes
aloft
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ashcroft
,
coughed
,
croft
,
groft
,
hayloft
,
kroft
,
loft
,
microsoft
,
oft
,
scoffed
,
soft
,
toft