1.Definition: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

"There's no weeping at an Irish wake"

Category: General

2.Definition: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

Related Noun(s):wake island

Category: Places

3.Definition: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

"The aftermath of war", "In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"

Related Noun(s):aftermath, backwash

Category: General

4.Definition: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

"The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"

Related Noun(s):backwash

Category: General