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Noun signing has 1 sense
- sign language, signing - language expressed by visible hand gestures
--1 is a kind of language, linguistic communication
--1 has parts: sign
--1 has particulars: finger spelling, fingerspelling; ASL, American sign language
Verb sign has 8 senses
- sign, subscribe - mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
--1 is one way to write
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- sign, ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
--2 is one way to validate, formalize, formalise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
--3 is one way to contract, undertake
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- sign, contract, sign on, sign up - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
--4 is one way to hire, engage, employ
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s
- sign, signal, signalize, signalise - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
--5 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentences:
They sign the information to them
They sign them the information
- sign - place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
--6 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sign - communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
--7 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- bless, sign - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
--8 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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