wave goodbye
Signal a departure
To wave goodbye is to move one's hand back and forth as a parting gesture, signaling farewell to someone leaving or being left behind: She waved goodbye from the platform as the train pulled away.
Figuratively, to wave goodbye to something is to accept its loss or give it up: You can wave goodbye to that promotion after today's meeting.
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- final farewellConclusive leave-taking
- partingAct of leaving another
- fond farewellAffectionate parting expression
- departureAct of going away
adieu · send-off · leaving · hand · gesture · flutter · blow a kiss · salute · airport · platform · tears · bittersweet · distance · receding · train · dock · handkerchief · embrace
- farewellsfarewell, bye, adieu, adios, so long
- farewell partiesfarewell party, going away party, send-off, sendoff, bon voyage party
- quittingquit, resign, resignation, stop, end
- sea idiomsall at sea, dead in the water, smooth sailing, sink or swim, miss the boat