Definition of waft Waft

/wɑˈft/ - [waft] - waft

We found 18 definitions of waft from 6 different sources.

What does waft mean?

Verb wafts, wafting, wafted
waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
		be adrift, float, drift, blow convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
waft - blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
		blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

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waft (Noun)
A light breeze.
waft (Noun)
Something a scent or odor, such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
waft (Noun)
A flag, also called a waif or wheft, used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
waft (Verb)
To cause to float easily or gently through the air.
waft (Verb)
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

waft (v. t.)
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
waft (v. t.)
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
waft (v. t.)
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
waft (v. i.)
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
waft (n.)
A wave or current of wind.
waft (n.)
A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
waft (n.)
An unpleasant flavor.
waft (n.)
A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.

waft
berne, a signal displayed from the stern of a ship for some particular purpose, by hoisting the ensign, furled up together into a long roll, to the head of its staff. It is particularly used to summon the boats off from the shore to the ship whereto they belong; or as a signal for a pilot to repair aboard. See SIGNAL.

waft
[said to be from the Anglo-Saxon weft], more correctly written wheft. It is any flag or ensign, stopped together at the head and middle portions, slightly rolled up lengthwise, and hoisted at different positions at the after-part of a ship. Thus, at the ensign-staff, it signifies that a man has fallen overboard; if no ensign-staff exists, then half-way up the peak. At the peak, it signifies a wish to speak; at the mast-head, recalls boats; or as the commander-in-chief or particular captain may direct.

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waft in sign language