Waft

Definition of Waft

v. t.	1.	To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. [imp. & p. p. Wafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wafting.] But soft: who wafts us yonder? - Shak.
	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; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel. A gentle wafting to immortal life. - Milton. Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. - Pope.
	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. And now the shouts waft near the citadel. - Dryden.
n.	1.	A wave or current of wind. In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains In one wide waft. - Thomson.
	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.

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