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thumb
noun
1 in humans: the two-boned digit on the inner side of the hand, set lower than and at a different angle to the other four digits.
2 the part of a glove or mitten that covers this digit.
3 in other animals: the digit corresponding to the human thumb.
verb (thumbed , thumbing )
1 tr & intr (often thumb through something) to turn over the pages of (a book or magazine, etc) to glance at the contents.
2 to smudge or wear something with the thumb.
3 tr & intr (usu thumb a lift or ride) to hitchhike I thumbed to London last week .
[Anglo-Saxon thuma ]
all thumbs awkward and clumsy.
rule of thumb see separate entry.
thumb one's nose to cock a snook (see under snook2).
thumbs down a sign indicating failure, rejection or disapproval.
thumbs up a sign indicating success, best wishes for success, satisfaction or approval.
under someone's thumb completely controlled or dominated by them.
noun
1 in humans: the two-boned digit on the inner side of the hand, set lower than and at a different angle to the other four digits.
2 the part of a glove or mitten that covers this digit.
3 in other animals: the digit corresponding to the human thumb.
verb (thumbed , thumbing )
1 tr & intr (often thumb through something) to turn over the pages of (a book or magazine, etc) to glance at the contents.
2 to smudge or wear something with the thumb.
3 tr & intr (usu thumb a lift or ride) to hitchhike I thumbed to London last week .
[Anglo-Saxon thuma ]
all thumbs awkward and clumsy.
rule of thumb see separate entry.
thumb one's nose to cock a snook (see under snook2).
thumbs down a sign indicating failure, rejection or disapproval.
thumbs up a sign indicating success, best wishes for success, satisfaction or approval.
under someone's thumb completely controlled or dominated by them.
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