Sign

English Meaning

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality.
2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command: gave the go-ahead sign.
3. Sign language.
4. A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business: a motel with a flashing neon sign outside.
5. A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command: an EXIT sign above a door; a traffic sign.
6. A conventional figure or device that stands for a word, phrase, or operation; a symbol, as in mathematics or in musical notation.
7. An indicator, such as a dropping or footprint, of the trail of an animal: looking for deer sign.
8. A trace or vestige: no sign of life.
9. A portentous incident or event; a presage: took the eclipse as a sign from God.
10. A body manifestation that serves to indicate the presence of malfunction or disease.
11. One of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, each named for a constellation and represented by a symbol.
12. To affix one's signature to.
13. To write (one's signature).
14. To approve or ratify (a document) by affixing a signature, seal, or other mark: sign a bill into law.
15. To hire or engage by obtaining a signature on a contract: signed a rookie pitcher for next season; sign up actors for a tour.
16. To relinquish or transfer title to by signature: signed away all her claims to the estate.
17. To provide with a sign or signs: sign a new highway.
18. To communicate with a sign or signs: signed his approval with a nod.
19. To express (a word or thought, for example) by sign language: signed her reply to the question.
20. To consecrate with the sign of the cross.
21. To make a sign or signs; signal.
22. To use sign language.
23. To write one's signature.
24. sign in To record the arrival of another or oneself by signing a register.
25. sign off To announce the end of a communication; conclude.
26. sign off To stop transmission after identifying the broadcasting station.
27. sign off Informal To express approval formally or conclusively: got the Congress to sign off on the tax proposal.
28. sign on Informal To enlist oneself, especially as an employee: "Retired politicians often sign on with top-dollar law firms” ( New York Times).
29. sign on To start transmission with an identification of the broadcasting station.
30. sign out To record the departure of another or oneself by signing a register.
31. sign up To agree to be a participant or recipient by signing one's name; enlist: signed up for military service; signing up for a pottery course.