1. Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
   "His welcoming gesture made everyone feel at ease"
    
2. The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
   "The baseball coach used hand gestures to signal the next play";
   - motion
    
3. Something done as an indication of intention
   "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"

1. Communicate or express by movements of the body, especially the hands and arms
   "He gestured his desire to leave";
   - gesticulate, motion

Derived forms: gestures, gesturing, gestured

Type of: communicate, indicant, indication, intercommunicate, motility, motion, move, movement, visual communication

Encyclopedia: Gesture