high sign
| Dictionary: high sign |
n. Informal
A prearranged signal intended to warn or inform: gave me the high sign that it was time to leave.
| Thesaurus: high sign |
noun
- An expressive, meaningful bodily movement: gesticulation, gesture, indication, motion, sign, signal. See express.
| Idioms: high sign |
A secret signal intended to warn or inform, as in Dad gave us the high sign when it was time to leave. This expression presumably alludes to a gesture such as a hand wave. [c. 1900]
| WordNet: high sign |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a silent signal of warning or recognition
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| Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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