From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wait
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
[syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait]
2: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn:
wait, waiting]
v 1: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I
had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
2: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their
results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: wait,
hold off, hold back]
3: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were
expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a
promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect,
look, await, wait]
4: serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting
on tables at Maxim's" [syn: wait, waitress]