gave the high sign

Main Entry:
alert [uh-lurt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: warn
Synonyms: alarm, flag, forewarn, give the high sign, inform, notify, put on guard, signal, tip, tip off, wave flag
Main Entry: forewarn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: caution that something may happen
Synonyms: admonish, advise, alarm, alert, apprise, dissuade, flag, forbode, give fair warning, give the high sign, portend, premonish, pull one's coat, put a bug in one's ear, put on guard, put one wise, telegraph, tip, tip off, wave a red flag
Main Entry: warn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give notice of possible occurrence
Synonyms: acquaint, address, admonish, advise, advocate, alert, apprise, caution, clue, clue in, counsel, cry wolf, deprecate, direct, dissuade, enjoin, exhort, fill in, forbid, forearm, forewarn, give fair warning, give the high sign, give warning, guide, hint, inform, instruct, lay it out, make aware, notify, order, post, predict, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put on guard, recommend, remind, remonstrate, reprove, signal, suggest, summon, tell, threaten, tip, tip off, urge, wise up
Main Entry: signalize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gesture
Synonyms: act out, flag, gesticulate, give the high sign, indicate, mime, motion, pantomime, sign*, signal, use one's hands, use sign language, wave
Related Words
Main Entry: caution
Part of Speech: noun, verb
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Adjectives:
admonitory, admonitve, aposematic, careful, cautelous, cautionary, cautious, chary, circumspect, cool, discreet, guarded, heedful, monitory, on one's guard, overcautious, pedetentous, politic, premonitory, prudent, sematic, shy of, skillful, steady, stealthy, sure, unenterprising, warned, warning, wary, watchful
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Caution.
Category: 3. Prospective Affections
Synonyms:
-nouns
caution; cautiousness; discretion, prudence, cautel, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation., foresight; vigilance; warning., coolness; self-possession, self-command; presence of mind, sang froid; well-regulated mind; worldly wisdom, Fabian policy.
-verbs
be cautious; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard (keep watch) [more]; "make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]., bespeak (be early)., think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies (foresight); wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter (prepare); let well alone, let well enough alone, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort., keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side., husband one's resources [more]., caution (warn).
-adjectives
cautious, wary, guarded; on one's guard (watchful) [more]; cavendo tutus; in medio tutissimus; vigilant., careful, heedful; cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic; sure-footed (skillful) [more]., unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed; overcautious.
-adverbs
cautiously
-phrases
timeo Danaos [Vergil]; festina lente.
Antonyms: rashness
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