Chiefly British One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies.
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Chiefly British One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime.
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The act of waiting or the time spent waiting.
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A hidden or concealed position.
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A state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy.
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verb-transitive
Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone: They waited lunch for us.
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To be a waiter or waitress at: wait tables.
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phrasal-verb
On To follow as a result; depend on.
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On To make a formal call on; visit.
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On To serve the needs of; be in attendance on.
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Wait out To delay until the termination of: wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze.
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Wait up To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.
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verb-intransitive
To remain or be in readiness: lunch waiting on the table.
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To remain or rest in expectation: waiting for the guests to arrive. See Synonyms at stay1.
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To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: The trip will have to wait.
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To tarry until another catches up.
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To work as a waiter or waitress.
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verb
To stay in place in expectation of.
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To delay serving (a meal).
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To serve as for.
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To remain stationary in readiness or expectation.
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To pause for another to catch up.
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