noun

1. A delay.

   “I had a very long wait at the airport security check.”

2. An ambush.

   “They lay in wait for the patrol.”

3. One who watches; a watchman.

verb

1. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

2. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

   “Wait here until your car arrives.”

3. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

   “She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”

Synonyms: attend, escort, go with, bestand, serve, tend, defer, postpone