thumb

thumb
thumb [thum]
n.
[ME (with unhistoric -b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu-, to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”]
1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to the other fingers
2. a corresponding part in some other vertebrate animals
3. the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb
4. Archit. OVOLO
vt.
1. to handle, turn, soil, or wear with or as with the thumb
2. Informal to solicit or get (a ride) or make (one's way) in hitchhiking by gesturing with the thumb extended in the direction one is traveling
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all thumbs
clumsy; fumbling
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☆ thumb one's nose
1. to raise one's thumb to the nose with the fingers extended, as a coarse gesture of defiance or contempt
2. to express defiance or contempt
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thumbs down
a signal of rejection or disapproval
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thumbs up
a signal of acceptance or approval
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thumb through
to glance rapidly through (a book), as by releasing or turning pages along their edge with the thumb
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under someone's thumb
under someone's influence or sway
thumbless
adj.

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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