| v. t. | 1. | To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. |
| 2. | 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; | |
| 3. | To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float. |
| n. | 1. | A wave or current of wind. |
| 2. | A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air. | |
| 3. | An unpleasant flavor. | |
| 4. | (Naut.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. |
| Noun | 1. | waft - a long flag; often tapering |
| Verb | 1. | waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room" |
| 2. | waft - blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door" |