Asl

name, phrase

name, phrase ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the sign language used in the United States wordnet
Phrase
  1. 1
    Alternative form of asl (“age, sex, location”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Initialism of age, sex, location: used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "JanEdoeSN87: asl SumLAguy19: 18/m/California"

  3. 3
    Initialism of above sea level. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of as hell. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Bro, that ride was fun asl."

  5. 5
    Initialism of arithmetic shift left, a type of bitwise operation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of American Sign Language. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Whereas American Sign Language could have extended into Nicaragua by the 1980s, as it did in neighboring Costa Rica where it combined with a locally developed sign language in the 1960s, Nicaragua’s geo-political isolation prevented ASL from entering the country, notes Shepard-Kegl."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Advanced Squad Leader. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Apache Software License. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
asfamerican sign languageash

Example

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"Imagine I started learning ASL."

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american sign language

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