(idiomatic, informal) To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.

(idiomatic) To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.

(idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.

(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

(intransitive, dated) To hurry or hasten.

(idiomatic) To cause a disturbance. / (idiomatic) To upset the status quo. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.

present participle of make waves

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make waves

(literally) To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed. / (idiomatic) To take advantage of an opportunity.

(idiomatic) To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.