wave down

Meaning

1. wave sth / sb down

   to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop by waving your hand

In the movies · 3

• Waving down the bus.Crash2004
• She waved me down and, um, she was speaking Spanish.Leave the World Behind2023
• ...first and second waves appear pinned down on the beach.The Longest Day1962

From the same entry

• make waves
• the crest of a wave
• ride a wave of
• like waving a red flag in front of a bull
• fly the flag
• wave aside
• wave off