nnoun.actmotion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feelingDerivationally Related Form:gesticulategesture
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:gesturemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:jabjabbingmudrapokepokingthrustthrusting
nnoun.communicationthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signalsSynset:motion
Derivationally Related Form:gesticulategesturemotion
Hypernyms:visual communication
Inherited Hypernyms:gesturevisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:V signbeckbowbowingcurtseycurtsyfacial expressionfacial gestureflourishgesticulationhigh-fivenodobeisanceprevious questionshrugsignsign of the crosswafturewavewaving
Full Hyponyms:beckbowcurtsyemoticonfacial expressionflourishfrowngapegenuflectiongesticulationgrimacehigh-fivekowtowlaughnodpoutprevious questionrictussalaamscrapeshrugsignsign of the crosssimpersmilesmileysmirksnarlstraight facev signwavewincewink
nnoun.actsomething done as an indication of intentionExamples:- a political gesture
- a gesture of defiance
Hypernyms:indicant indication
Inherited Hypernyms:gestureindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:beau geste
vverb.communicationshow, express or direct through movementSynset:gesticulate motion
Examples:- He gestured his desire to leave
Derivationally Related Form:gesturegesticulationmotion
Hypernyms:communicate intercommunicate
Inherited Hypernyms:gesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:acclaimapplaudbeckonblessbowbow downclapcross oneselfexsertextendhold outnodput outshakeshrugsignspatstretch forthstretch outwavewink
Full Troponyms:applaudbeckonblessbowbravoclapcongeecross oneselfexserthyperextendnodshakeshrugwink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to somebody