Found 2 items, similar to Woke.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: woke woke See wake wake n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); “the aftermath of war”; “in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured” [syn: aftermath, backwash] 2: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: Wake Island] 3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe” [syn: backwash] 4: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; “there's no weeping at an Irish wake” [syn: viewing] [also: woken, woke] wake v 1: be awake, be alert, be there [ant: sleep] 2: stop sleeping; “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock” [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken] [ant: fall asleep] 3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”; “The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world”; “Wake old feelings of hatred” [syn: inflame, stir up , ignite, heat, fire up] 4: make aware of; “His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation” 5: cause to become awake or conscious; “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”; “Please wake me at 6 AM.” [syn: awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep] [also: woken, woke]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Woke Wake \Wake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wakedor Woke (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Waking.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. v[=a]jay to rouse, to impel. ????. Cf. Vigil, Wait, v. i., Watch, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep. [1913 Webster] The father waketh for the daughter. --Ecclus. xlii. 9. [1913 Webster] Though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I can not think any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel. [1913 Webster] The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up. [1913 Webster] He infallibly woke up at the sound of the concluding doxology. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 4. To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active. [1913 Webster] Gentle airs due at their hour To fan the earth now waked. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Then wake, my soul, to high desires. --Keble. [1913 Webster] Woke \Woke\, imp. & p. p. Wake. [1913 Webster]