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Definition of Thumb

1. Verb. Travel by getting free rides from motorists.

2. Noun. The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.

3. Verb. Look through a book or other written material. "The customs agents thumb the bags for drugs "; "She leafed through the volume"

4. Noun. The part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb.

5. Verb. Feel or handle with the fingers. "Finger the binding of the book"

6. Noun. A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.

Definition of Thumb

1. n. The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

2. v. t. To handle awkwardly.

3. v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Definition of Thumb

1. Noun. The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. ¹

2. Noun. (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider. ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) A thumbnail picture. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To touch with the '''thumb'''. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive with '''through''') To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily. ¹

6. Verb. (travel) To hitchhike ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thumb

1. to leaf through with the thumb (the short, thick digit of the human hand) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Thumb

1. The first digit on the radial side of the hand. Synonym: digitus primus, pollex, first finger. Origin: A.S. Thuma (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thumb

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thulite thulites thulium thuliums thumb (current term) thumb-sketch thumb-sketches thumb a lift thumb a ride thumb drive

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