Definition of waft

• v. t. - To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
• v. t. - To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
• v. t. - To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
• v. i. - To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
• n. - A wave or current of wind.
• n. - A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
• n. - An unpleasant flavor.
• n. - A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.