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hang around or about, Inf. stick around; pause, hesitate, hover, hold back, hang back, bide one's time; hold one's horses, Inf. sit tight, SI. sweat it out, SI. sweat blood or bullets; stand in line, line up, Chiefly Brit, queue or queue up.
2. await, anticipate, expect, look forward to, count on or upon, have in prospect; watch for or watch out for, look for or look out for; be ready, Inf. be psyched for or be psyched up for; be on the lookout, keep a sharp eye or lookout; lie in ambush, set a trap for.
3. delay, postpone, defer, put off, hold off or up on, lay [s.t.] over, refrain or abstain from, let [s.t.] hang fire, put [s.t.] on ice or on a back burner; play a waiting game; adjourn, suspend, recess; table, shelve, pigeonhole, prorogue.
4. procrastinate, temporize, U.S. Congress, filibuster; Inf. stall, drag one's feet, Inf. footdrag; dally, dillydally, dawdle, poke along, kill or waste time; linger, loiter.
5. be in readiness, be available; make available, reserve, hold, set aside; waitlist.
6. wait on a. serve, service, attend to, attend, minister to. b. tend table, serve table, wait table; Inf. waitress,

c. supply, furnish, provide, accommodate,

d. wait for. See (def. 1).
7. wait up a. stay up, stay awake, keep vigil,
b. stop, halt, stop in one's tracks, slow down, slow up, go easy. -n. 8. delay, holdup, holding pattern; halt, stop, stoppage; discontinuation, suspension, abeyance, cessation, moratorium, prorogation; postponement, deferment, deferral.
9. interval, interruption, hiatus, recess; respite, break, pause, rest, time-out, breath, breather, breathing spell; waiting period, interim, intermission,

waiter, n. 1. steward, butler, servant, servitor, (in India and the Orient) boy, attendant; server, checker, cashier.
2. headwaiter, host, maitre d'hotel, Inf. maltre d'; sommelier, wine steward, cupbearer, Ganymede, Hebe; bartender, Fr. (usu. in direct address) gargon carhop, SI. hasher, SI. hash-slinger; busboy; waitress, hostess, maid, cook.
3. tray, salver, platter, Archaic, trencher.

waiting room, n. 1. vestibule, foyer, lobby, entranceway, entryway, entrance hall, entrance, entry; anteroom, antechamber, antehall; hall, hallway, passageway, corridor.
2. reception room, reception hall, receiving room, receiving area; holding room, detention room.
3. lounge, sitting room, smoking room, parlor, side parlor, living room.

waive, v. 1. relinquish, renounce. Law. disclaim; forsake, abandon, surrender, yield, give up, turn over, transfer, cede, sign away, Law. demise.
2. forgo, abstain, refrain, do or go without, sacrifice, eliminate; shun, avoid, eschew, pass up; turn down, decline, refuse.
3. defer, postpone, delay, put off, shelve, table, prorogue; hold in abeyance, hang fire, put on ice or in cold storage, put on a back burner.
4. overlook, neglect, ignore, take no note of, dispense with, disregard; dismiss, put aside, pass over, gloss over, let ride, let stand.

wake¹, v. 1. awaken, awake, waken, get up; rouse, arouse, stir, budge; come to, come around, become conscious, sit up, come alive.
2. animate, stimulate, activate, get [s.o.] going; arouse, enliven, vivify; whet, kindle, fire, ignite, stir up, work up; excite, inspirit, quicken; spur, prod, incite, goad; resuscitate, reanimate, revivify, bring to life; key up, whip into a lather, whip up, move.