n.
- a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
- an action performed to convey one's feelings or intentions:
a kind gesture.
▸an action performed for show in the knowledge that it will have no effect.
v.
make a gesture.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from med. L. gestura, from L. gerere ‘bear, wield, perform’.