Available Definitions:
1) - a. & n. from Wait, v.
2) v. i. - To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
3) v. t. - To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
4) v. t. - To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
5) v. t. - To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
6) v. t. - To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
7) v. i. - The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
8) v. i. - Ambush.
9) v. i. - One who watches; a watchman.
10) v. i. - Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
11) v. i. - Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.