HIGH SIGN

Meaning of HIGH SIGN in English

a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform.

[ 1900-05 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HIGH SIGN — noun Date: 1899 a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH SIGN — noun : signal ; especially : a warning or informing signal given stealthily or with gestures — usually used in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH SIGN — Date: 1899 : a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) — usually used in the phrase …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH SIGN — Function: noun Date: 1899 : a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) ― usually used in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH SIGN — ■ noun N. Amer. informal a surreptitious gesture indicating a warning or that all is well.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH SIGN — [high sign] n (1903): a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning)--usu. used in the phrase give …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH SIGN — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, SOS, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, beacon, beacon fire, bell, bell …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH SIGN — {n. phr.}, {informal} A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. - …
Slang English vocab
HIGH SIGN — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SIGN 1, signal 2 a private usually covert signal, warning, or cue FF1C; I gave him …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH SIGN — noun 1. Synonyms: sign 1, signal 2. a private usually covert signal, warning, or cue I gave him the high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH SIGN — n. ( esp. AE ) signal 1) to give smb. the ~ 2) to get the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HIGH SIGN — {n. phr.}, {informal} A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. - …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH SIGN — n. phr. , informal A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH SIGN — сигнал to give smb. the high sign ≈ сигналить кому-л. to get the high sign ≈ получить сигнал Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH SIGN — сл. тайный знак или сигнал; незаметная для посторонних сигнализация взглядом, улыбкой, жестом to give the high sign - сделать /подать/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH SIGN — сигнал to give smb. the high sign — сигналить кому-л. to get the high sign — получить сигнал Syn:signal
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH SIGN — сл. тайный знак или сигнал; незаметная для посторонних сигнализация взглядом, улыбкой, жестом to give the ~ - сделать /подать/ тайный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HIGH SIGN — сл. тайный знак или сигнал; незаметная для посторонних сигнализация взглядом, улыбкой, жестом to give the high sign - сделать /подать/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH SIGN — сигнал to give smb. the high sign — сигналить кому-л. to get the high sign — получить сигнал Syn: signal
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH SIGN — сигнал to give smb. the high sign — сигналить кому-л. to get the high sign — получить сигнал Syn: signal
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH SIGN — сигнал to give smb. the high sign ≈ сигналить кому-л. to get the high sign ≈ получить сигнал Syn : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun ( -s ; see sense 10b ) Etymology: Middle English signe, from Old French, from Latin signum …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGN — — signless , adj. — signlike , adj. /suyn/ , n. 1. a token; indication. 2. any object, action, event, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun Etymology: Middle English signe, from Anglo-French, from Latin signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIGN — vi to be a sign or omen. 2. sign ·noun to make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
SIGN — [sign] n [ME signe, fr. OF, fr. L signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perh. akin to L secare to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIGN — / saɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SHOWING STH 1. [ C , U ] sign (of sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGN — I. sign 1 S3 W2 /saɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sign , ↑ signal , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIGN — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1. a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
SIGN — ( signs, signing, signed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A sign …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIGN — Synonyms and related words : OK, Roman candle, abandon, abnormality, accent, accent mark, accept, accredit, acute disease, adumbration, advertisement, affection, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SIGN — I. noun 1 sth that shows that sth exists/may happen ADJECTIVE ▪ classic , clear , definite , distinct , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIGN — INDEX: sign/symbol 1. a written sign that gives instructions or information 2. a picture or shape that has a particular …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIGN — n. 25B6; noun a sign of affection : INDICATION, signal, symptom, pointer, suggestion, intimation, mark, manifestation, demonstration, token, evidence; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — n. 1 token, symbol, indication, mark, signal, indicator; notice I interpreted the shouts of the crowd as a sign that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SIGN — 1. сущ. 1) знак; символ for sale sign ≈ вывеска "продается" no trespassing sign ≈ знак, запрещающий проход или проезд …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIGN — sign.ogg 1. saın n 1. 1> признак, примета; свидетельство a dark cloud is a sign of rain - тёмное облако …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH — 1. haı n 1. высшая точка, максимум to be in /at/ the high - достигнуть высшего уровня /предела, максимума/ an …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGN — 1) знак; буква; символ; обозначение 2) признак 3) эл. знак полярности 4) знак ( дорожный указатель ) • to sign …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SIGN — 1) знак; буква; символ; обозначение 2) признак 3) эл. знак полярности 4) знак (дорожный указатель) • to sign off — вчт. выходить из системы; to sign …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SIGN — 1) вывеска 2) знак 3) знаковый 4) знамение 5) марка 6) обозначение 7) отмечать 8) подписывать 9) признак 10) символ 11) след 12) ставить знак • absolute value sign — матем. модуль circular integral …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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