pointpoint2 ●●● verb 
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[intransitive] to show someone something by holding your finger out toward it: 
John pointed to/toward two of the players. “That’s my car,” she said, pointing at a white Ford.2[intransitive, transitive] to aim something, or to be aimed, in a particular direction: He pointed a gun at the old man’s head. Dozens of cameras were pointed toward them. What time is it when the little hand points to the 8, and the big hand points to the 12?3[transitive] to show someone which direction to go: There should be signs pointing the way to the beach.THESAURUSlead, guide, direct, show► see thesaurus at lead14point the finger at somebody informal to blame someone SYN accusepoint out phrasal verb1point something ↔ out to tell someone something that s/he does not already know or has not yet noticed: The manager pointed out that he would have to raise rents to pay for the improvements.2point somebody/something ↔ out to show a person or thing to someone by pointing at him, her, or it: The little girl pointed out her mother to us.point to/toward phrasal verb to show that something is probably true: The report points to stress as a cause of heart disease.
1 [intransitive] to show someone something by holding your finger out toward it: John pointed to/toward two of the players. “That’s my car,” she said, pointing at a white Ford.2[intransitive, transitive] to aim something, or to be aimed, in a particular direction: He pointed a gun at the old man’s head. Dozens of cameras were pointed toward them. What time is it when the little hand points to the 8, and the big hand points to the 12?3[transitive] to show someone which direction to go: There should be signs pointing the way to the beach.THESAURUSlead, guide, direct, show► see thesaurus at lead14point the finger at somebody informal to blame someone SYN accusepoint out phrasal verb1point something ↔ out to tell someone something that s/he does not already know or has not yet noticed: The manager pointed out that he would have to raise rents to pay for the improvements.2point somebody/something ↔ out to show a person or thing to someone by pointing at him, her, or it: The little girl pointed out her mother to us.point to/toward phrasal verb to show that something is probably true: The report points to stress as a cause of heart disease.
