take a sight
take a sight verb: synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
Verb
take a sight (third-person singular simple present takes a sight, present participle taking a sight, simple past took a sight, past participle taken a sight)
- Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
- He put his thumb to his nose as he said this and (in familiar phrase) took a sight at me, winking one eye in the most confidential manner, and at the same time gently tapping his breeches pocket.1854, The New Monthly Magazine, page 455
- Papa did the best thing he could do under the circumstances: he got up and left us, and as he rose, Lilian put her thumb to her nose, and “took a sight” at him, much to my inward disgust, […]1968, Jacky S, Suburban Souls: The Erotic Psychology of a Man and a Maid, page 263
- Synonyms:
- cock a snook
Synonyms of take a sight
Forms of take a sight
| third-person singular present | takes a sight |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking a sight |
| past | took a sight |
| past participle | taken a sight |
Questions about take a sight
- What does take a sight mean?
- Take a sight means synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
- What part of speech is take a sight?
- Take a sight is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take a sight?
- The past tense of take a sight is took a sight.
Words near take a sight in the dictionary
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