wave off
See also: waveoff
English
Verb
wave off (third-person singular simple present waves off, present participle waving off, simple past and past participle waved off)
- (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)
- (basketball) Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.
- (aviation, nautical, military) Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around.
See also
- see off