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Definition gesture in British English

gesture noun

noun
/ˈdʒestʃə(r)/
Example

a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture

Example

Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too.

Example

Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture.

Synonyms and related words
1.1

a hand movement that you use to control something such as a smartphone or tablet

Example

As a touch-based platform, iOS uses gestures like swipes and taps to let you control things with intuitive ease.

1.2

the use of movement to communicate, especially in dance

2

something that you do to communicate your intentions towards someone, especially good intentions

Example

Offering to drive us there was a very nice gesture.

Example

a symbolic gesture

Example

a gesture of support/solidarity/goodwill

Synonyms and related words
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'.

Example

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."

Definition gesture in British English