Arc and Gesture

Arc

Arc noun - Something that curves or is curved.

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Gesture and arc are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gesture" instead a noun "Arc".

Nearby Words: arch, arcing, arced

Gesture noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Arc and gesture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arc" instead a noun "Gesture".

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

similar	similar arc	similar gesture
specific	specific arc	specific gesture
certain	certain arc	certain gesture
single	single arc	single gesture
Other adjectives: romantic, heavy, small, dramatic, final, significant, last, different, said.

In Yugo The Negotiator, Yugo is very quick to recognize the vodka gesture while on a train during the Russia arc.

Source: Vodka Drunkenski
Subverted in Ouran High School Host Club in a (manga-only) particularly memorable arc when resident Idiot Hero Tamaki Suoh gets a fever, much to everybody's shock, gets delirious, and ends up kissing Haruhi on the forehead as a gesture of 'parental affection'.

Source: Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
The gesture is increasingly exaggerated as the level of gratitude or the status of the other person rises, but beware of taking it too far: if anyone who isn't hired help makes a show of removing their hat in a big arc and bowing deeply, they're just being affectatious.

Source: Hat Shop

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