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48 Run.—Hold the open left hand pointing out (edgewise); hold the open right hand back of it, pointing down; throw the right hand forward rather quickly so the palm brushes across the palm of the left. VIII, 168.

Throw.—Make feint of throwing.

Swim.—Represent action.

Fly (also wings).—Place ends of open hands on shoulders, move out and make motion of wings in flight.

Stand.—Stand "V" in palm. (Here the fingers represent the legs.)

Fall.—Place hands as above, then let the hand fall over.

Rise, Get up (from a fall or from a lying posture).—Lay "V" back down, in palm of hand, and lift it to a standing position.

Fail, To have one's work fail.—Hold open hands upon a level with the chin one above the other; let them fall, rolling over each other in the descent. VIII, 169. Or,

(2) To fail in an attempt, To have one's "pins taken from under him."—Stand "V" on the palm; suddenly throw out the ends, and let the "V" fall on the palm so the thumb strikes it. VIII, 170. Or,

(3) Throw the back of the right "V" hand against the upturned palm of the left hand and slide it along the length of the hand outward.

Succeed.—Place the forefingers of the "G" hand in front of you, one above the other and pointed in opposite directions; raise the hands, revolving the fingers around each other. VIII, 171.

Accomplish, Win out.—Same position and similar motion, but raise the hands quickly and give but one revolution of the fingers, and finish with sign for "get." Or,

(2) Indicative of a continual "getting;" make the sign for "get," and repeat it several times while you raise the hands together.

Jump.—Stand "V" in the palm; draw hand back a little, bending the fingers as the legs are bent when about to spring; throw the hand forward, bringing the fingers out straight. Observe that the fingers of "V" imitate the motion of the legs in jumping and the hand the body.

Offer.—Hold out the hands toward imaginary person as in act of offering something.