What is the meaning of Wake?

(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

To be alert; to keep watch

To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

The act of waking, or state of being awake.

The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.

A number of vultures assembled together.

The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water.

The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

The area behind something, typically a rapidly-moving object.

a wake (a gathering to remember a dead person)

singular present subjunctive of waken

Rōmaji transcription of わけ

sleeplessness, wakefulness

vigil

festival, celebration

Alternative form of woke

thigh, upper leg

consequence

plural of mke

M class inflected form of -ake.

U class inflected form of -ake.

Wa class inflected form of -ake.

Source: wiktionary.org