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n. The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

 - vb. To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep. To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel. To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; - often with up. To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

 - vb. To rouse from sleep; to awake. To put in motion or ...