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throw signs

throw signs verb: to make a gesture of group affiliation (especially with a gang) from a distance.

Verb

throw signs (third-person singular simple present throws signs, present participle throwing signs, simple past threw signs, past participle thrown signs)

  1. To make a gesture of group affiliation (especially with a gang) from a distance.
    • "[…] Cause I be going around wearing red and throwing signs up."1996, Scott H. Decker, Barrik Van Winkle, Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence, page 122
    • Members of the Folk Nation throw their signs from the right and members of the People Nation will throw signs from the left.2000, Thomas Capozzoli, R. Steve McVey, Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools, page 77
    Synonyms:
    flag

Synonyms of throw signs

Forms of throw signs

third-person singular presentthrows signs
present participlethrowing signs
pastthrew signs
past participlethrown signs

Questions about throw signs

What does throw signs mean?
Throw signs means to make a gesture of group affiliation (especially with a gang) from a distance.
What part of speech is throw signs?
Throw signs is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw signs?
The past tense of throw signs is threw signs.

Words near throw signs in the dictionary

  1. throw rug
  2. throw rugs
  3. throw salt
  4. throw shade
  5. throw shapes
  6. throw signs
  7. throw smoke
  8. throw some shapes
  9. throw someone a bone
  10. throw someone a curve
  11. throw someone a curveball

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