Gesture

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.
  • noun. The action of making such a motion or motions.
  • noun. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude.
  • intransitive verb. To make gestures.
  • intransitive verb. To show, express, or direct by gestures.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To gesticulate; make gestures.
  • To accompany or enforce with gesture or action.
  • noun. Movement of the body or limbs; carriage of the person.
  • noun. A motion of the head, body, or limbs expressive of thought, sentiment, or passion; any action or posture intended to express a thought or a feeling, or to emphasize or illustrate what is said.
  • noun. Bearing; behavior, in a general sense.
  • noun. Synonyms Gesture, Gesticulation. These words may have the same meaning, but gesture is more common to represent the thing, while gesticulation generally represents the act, and especially vigorous, varied, and rapid action: as, rapid and abundant gesticulation; a slight gesture of impatience.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
  • noun. A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion.
  • transitive verb. To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate.
  • intransitive verb. To make gestures; to gesticulate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
  • noun. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
  • verb. To make a gesture or gestures.
  • verb. To express something by a gesture or gestures.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. show, express or direct through movement
  • noun. something done as an indication of intention
  • noun. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  • noun. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
  • Word Usage
    "; if gesture points to a variable, send its contents as keystrokes if (% gesture%)"
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