Meaning

• The act of waking, or state of being awake.

• The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

Meaning

• (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

  "I woke up at four o'clock this morning."

• (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

  "The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."

• To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

• To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

• To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

• To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

• To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

• To be alert; to keep watch

  "Command unto the guards that they diligently wake."

• To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.