"throw signs" meaning in All languages combined

See throw signs on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: throws signs [present, singular, third-person], throwing signs [participle, present], threw signs [past], thrown signs [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> signs}} 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. Synonyms: flag

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1996, Scott H. Decker, Barrik Van Winkle, Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence, page 122:",
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        {
          "ref": "2000, Thomas Capozzoli, R. Steve McVey, Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools, page 77:",
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        {
          "ref": "2005, F. X. Toole, Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner, page 170:",
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          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2006, G. Larry Mays, Juvenile Justice, page 308:",
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