wave away

1. (idiomatic)To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.

   Near-synonym: wave off

2. (broadly, idiomatic)To brush aside or sweep under the rug.

1. He was carried by the waves away from the shore and out to sea.

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2. Never wave me away again.

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3. The shock wave radiated away from the center.

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4. The enormous wave was sweeping away everything in its path.

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5. Tom appeared about to speak, thought better of it, waved and went away.

   ruТом, казалось, хотел что-то сказать, но передумал, помахал рукой и ушел.

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• wave offTo give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
• wave inTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.
• wave downTo cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
• wave awayTo reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
• wave throughTo indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture).
• wave asideTo dismiss something without paying much attention to it; to decide something is too unimportant or unnecessary to respond to