gesture

noun

UK /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	gesture
plural	gestures

1
countable a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction
a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture
make a gesture:
Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too.
obscene gesture:
Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture.
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1. 1a
  a hand movement that you use to control something such as a smartphone or tablet
  As a touch-based platform, iOS uses gestures like swipes and taps to let you control things with intuitive ease.
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  action
  body language
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  Relating to computer software, systems and equipment
  adaptive
  antivirus
  asynchronous
2. 1b
  uncountable the use of movement to communicate, especially in dance
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  body language
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  Dance movements and choreography
  call
  choreograph
  choreographer
2
countable something that you do to communicate your intentions towards someone, especially good intentions
Offering to drive us there was a very nice gesture.
a symbolic gesture
gesture of:
a gesture of support/solidarity/goodwill
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3
an icon which indicates a type of action you can select to share with others via the social networking site Facebook when, for example, you are reading or listening to something. It’s also called a ‘social gesture’.
The social media site, Mashable, calls these kinds of “social gestures,” one of the tech trends to look out for in 2012: “With 800 million people already on Facebook, its growth is bound to be slow. But if sharing becomes automatic, the volume of content on Facebook will continue to grow at an accelerated pace.”
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 20/01/2012
Open Dictionary - January2012

gesture

noun

US /ˈdʒestʃər/

Word Forms

singular	gesture
plural	gestures

1
countable a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction
a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture
make a gesture:
Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too.
obscene gesture:
Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture.
Synonyms and related words
General words for gestures and gesturing
action
body language
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1. 1a
  uncountable the use of movement to communicate, especially in dance
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for gestures and gesturing
  action
  body language
  flourish
  Synonyms and related words
  Dance movements and choreography
  call
  choreograph
  choreographer
2. 1b
  a hand movement that you use to control something such as a smartphone or tablet
  As a touch-based platform, iOS uses gestures like swipes and taps to let you control things with intuitive ease.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for gestures and gesturing
  action
  body language
  flourish
  Synonyms and related words
  Relating to computer software, systems and equipment
  active
  adaptive
  antivirus
2
countable something that you do to communicate your intentions toward someone, especially good intentions
Offering to drive us there was a very nice gesture.
a symbolic gesture
gesture of:
a gesture of support/solidarity/goodwill
Synonyms and related words
General words for gestures and gesturing
action
body language
flourish
3
an icon which indicates a type of action you can select to share with others via the social networking site Facebook when, for example, you are reading or listening to something. It’s also called a ‘social gesture’.
The social media site, Mashable, calls these kinds of “social gestures,” one of the tech trends to look out for in 2012: “With 800 million people already on Facebook, its growth is bound to be slow. But if sharing becomes automatic, the volume of content on Facebook will continue to grow at an accelerated pace.”
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 20/01/2012
Open Dictionary - January2012

gesture

verb intransitive

UK /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	gesture
he/she/it	gestures
present participle	gesturing
past tense	gestured
past participle	gestured

1
to make a movement with your hands or head in order to show or tell someone something
Maria gestured expressively as she talked.
gesture at/in the direction of/towards:
‘What about these?’ she asked, gesturing at the dirty dishes.
gesture for:
He gestured for her to sit down.
gesture to:
Jack gestured to us from across the room.
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gesture

verb intransitive

US /ˈdʒestʃər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	gesture
he/she/it	gestures
present participle	gesturing
past tense	gestured
past participle	gestured

1
to make a movement with your hands or head in order to show or tell someone something
Maria gestured expressively as she talked.
gesture at/in the direction of/toward:
“What about these?” she asked, gesturing at the dirty dishes.
gesture for:
He gestured for her to sit down.
gesture to:
Jack gestured to us from across the room.
Synonyms and related words
General words for gestures and gesturing
action
body language
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