high sign

n. Informal

A prearranged signal intended to warn or inform: gave me the high sign that it was time to leave.

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high′ sign`

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

[1900–05]

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Noun

high sign - a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"

signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

high sign

noun

Informal. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:

gesticulation, gesture, indication, motion, sign, signal.

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