RhymeZone: waked definitions

Definitions of wake:

noun: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
Example: "There's no weeping at an Irish wake"
noun: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
Example: "The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
noun: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
noun: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
Example: "In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
verb: be awake, be alert, be there
verb: make aware of
verb: cause to become awake or conscious
Example: "Please wake me at 6 AM."
verb: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Example: "Wake old feelings of hatred"
verb: stop sleeping
name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14153)