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91wait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stay, linger, tarry, abide, remain, bide [one s time], sit tight, cool one s heels (sl.), sweat it out (sl.); dally, procrastinate, delay; serve, attend; await, expect, look for. See expectation. II… …
92wait — v 1. stay, rest, remain, abide; linger, loiter, tarry; await, wait for, Dial. wait on; stand by, Inf. 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, Sl.… …
93Wait (operating system) — In modern computer operating systems, a process (or task) may wait on another process to complete its execution. In most systems, a parent process can create an independently executing child process. The parent process may then issue a wait… …
94Wait (command) — In computing, wait is a command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended.Usage wait [n] where n is the pid or job ID of a currently executing background process (job). If n is not given, the command waits until all jobs… …
95wait up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you wait up, you deliberately do not go to bed, especially because you are expecting someone to return home late at night. [V P for n] I hope he doesn t expect you to wait up for him... [V P] Don t wait up. Syn: stay up 2)… …
96wait on — Synonyms and related words: abide, accompany, administer to, associate, associate with, assort with, attend, attend on, await, band together, bide, care for, cater to, chaperon, chore, combine, companion, conduct, confederate, consociate, consort …
97Wait state — A wait state is a delay experienced by a computer processor when accessing external memory or another device that is slow to respond.As of late 2007, computer microprocessors run at very high speeds, while memory technology does not seem to be… …
98wait on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wait on : present tense I/you/we/they wait on he/she/it waits on present participle waiting on past tense waited on past participle waited on 1) a) wait on someone to serve people in a restaurant What do we… …
99wait — await, wait Await is a transitive verb meaning ‘to wait for’, and cannot be used without an object: We will await the outcome is equivalent to We will wait for the outcome (but has a stronger element of suspenseful expectation); We will await and …
100wait — 1. verb /weɪt/ a) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by wait for .) The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf. b) To delay movement… …
