Gesture and Try

Gesture

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

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

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

Try noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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Gesture and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gesture" instead a noun "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

good	good gesture	good try
nice	nice gesture	nice try
common	common gesture	common try
single	single gesture	single try
Other adjectives: small, big, innocent, final, last.

Averted in the mini-series On Wings of Eagles, where one American executive warns his friend not to try thumbing a lift as it's an obscene gesture in Iran.

Source: Accidental Unfortunate Gesture
The losers timidly try to explain that they can't exactly pay off the bet they made with him, and Rincewind tries to reassure them with a friendly "No worries" type gesture.

Source: Accidental Unfortunate Gesture
At the end of the episode they lose their powers, and try to do the gesture again.

Source: Punch Parry

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