thumb
IPA: θˈʌm
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.
- (graphical user interface) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- (colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
verb
- (transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.
- (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- (travel) To hitchhike
- To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
- To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
- To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.
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Examples of "thumb" in Sentences
- Thanks for the thumbs up.
- The thumb is the first digit of the hand.
- This protuberance is then pressed with the thumb.
- The fingers are short and strong, the thumb is bulky.
- The poacher loses his thumb and trigger finger to the gorilla.
- The stick is held between the thumb and index finger to form a fulcrum.
- The thumb and three largest fingers of the right hand pluck the strings.
- It touched only the end of the index finger and the crotch of the thumb.
- The victim's thumbs or fingers were placed in the vise and slowly crushed.
- The thumb of the left hand rests upright along the neck of the instrument.
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