wait

1. verb

1)

Jill waited while Jack fetched the water

Syn:

stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; archaic tarry

2)

Joey waited until she nodded

Syn:

hold on, hold back, bide one's time, hang fire, mark time, stand by, sit tight, hold one's horses

3)

they were waiting for the kettle to boil

Syn:

await; anticipate, look forward, long, pine, yearn, expect, be ready

4)

the movie will have to wait

Syn:

be postponed, be delayed, be put off, be deferred; informal be put on the back burner, be put on ice

2. noun

a long wait

- wait on

- wait up

Syn:

delay, holdup, interval, interlude, intermission, pause, break, stay, cessation, suspension, stoppage, halt, interruption, lull, respite, recess, moratorium, hiatus, gap, rest