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Wigwag

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Verb

1. wigwag

send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

2. wigwag

signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wigwag

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verb -wags, -wagging or -wagged
1. 
to move (something) back and forth
2. 
to communicate with (someone) by means of a flag semaphore
noun
3. 
a. 
a system of communication by flag semaphore
b. 
the message signalled

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Wigwag

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwigˌwagged or ˈwigˌwagging
1. 
to move back and forth; wag
2. 
to send (a message) by waving flags, lights, etc. back and forth using a code
noun
3. 
the act of sending messages in this way
4. 
a message so sent

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wigwag

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v. wig·wagged, wig·wag·ging, wig·wags
v.intr.
1. To move back and forth; wag steadily or rhythmically: watched the pendulum wigwag.
2. To signal by waving a flag, light, or an upraised arm, especially in accordance with a code.
v.tr.
1. To move (something) back and forth steadily or rhythmically.
2. To convey (a message or signal) by waving a flag, light, or an upraised arm.
n.
1. The act or practice of wigwagging.
2. A message sent by this method.

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