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This is how you sign Subtract in American Sign Language.

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How to sign

To sign "Subtract" in American Sign Language (ASL), hold up your non-dominant palm flat and horizontally facing you. Then use your dominant hand in the form of a claw, touch its bent fingertips to the inside of your palm, and shift the claw into a fist as you pull your hand down away from the palm.

To sign "Subtract" in American Sign Language (ASL), present your non-dominant hand flat and horizontally to yourself. With your dominant hand, shape it like a claw, touch the bent fingertips to the inside of your palm, and then draw the hand down into a fist as you pull away from the palm.

Word definition

Math: To take away a number from another number.

Synonyms & similar words

Take away, Deduct, Remove

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