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thumb  (thm)

n.

1.

a. The short thick digit of the human hand, next to the index finger and opposable to each of the other four digits.

b. A corresponding digit in other animals, especially primates. Also called pollex.

2. The part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb.

3. Architecture An ovolo.

v. thumbed, thumb·ing, thumbs

v.tr.

1. To scan (written matter) by turning over pages with or as if with the thumb.

2. To disarrange, soil, or wear by careless or frequent handling.

3. Informal To solicit (a ride) from a passing vehicle by signaling with the thumb.

v.intr.

1. To scan written matter by turning over pages with or as if with the thumb: thumbed through the latest issue of the magazine.

2. Informal To hitchhike.

Idioms:

all thumbs

Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; clumsy.

thumb (one's) nose

To express scorn or ridicule by or as if by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers.

thumbs down

An expression of rejection, refusal, or disapproval.

thumbs up

An expression of approval, success, or hope.

under (one's) thumb

Under the control of someone; subordinate to.

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[Middle English, from Old English thma; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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thumb

Noun

1. the short thick finger of the hand set apart from the others

2. the part of a glove shaped to fit the thumb

3. all thumbs very clumsy

4. thumbs down an indication of refusal or disapproval

5. thumbs up an indication of encouragement or approval

6. under someone's thumb completely under someone else's control

Verb

1. to touch, mark, or move with the thumb: he thumbed the volume switch to maximum

2. to attempt to obtain (a lift in a motor vehicle) by signalling with the thumb: he thumbed a lift to the station

3. thumb one's nose at to behave in a way that shows one's contempt or disregard for: her mother had always thumbed her nose at convention

4. thumb through to flip the pages of (a book or magazine) in order to glance at the contents [Old English thūma]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thumb - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb pollex musculus abductor pollicis - the abductor muscle of the thumb finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" thumbnail - the nail of the thumb
	2.	thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) glove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist
	3.	thumb - a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse ovolo, quarter round echinus - ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Verb	1.	thumb - travel by getting free rides from motorists hitchhike, hitch ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	2.	thumb - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" leaf, riff, riffle, flick, flip peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
	3.	thumb - feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" finger touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

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thumb

noun 1. digit,

verb 2. handle, finger, mark, soil, maul, mess up, dog-ear

verb 3. hitch, request (informal) signal for, hitchhike all thumbs clumsy, inept, cack-handed (informal) maladroit, butterfingered (informal) ham-fisted (informal) unco Austral. (slang)

thumb through something flick through, browse through, leaf through, glance at, turn over, flip through, skim through, riffle through, scan the pages of, run your eye over thumbs down disapproval, refusal, rejection, no, rebuff, negation thumbs up approval, go-ahead (informal) acceptance, yes, encouragement, green light, affirmation, O.K. or okay (informal)

Translations

thumb [θʌm] n (ANAT) → pulgar m

vt to thumb a lift → hacer dedo;

to give sth/sb the thumbs up/down → aprobar/desaprobar algo/a algn

thumb through vt fus [+ book] → hojear

thumb [θʌm] n (Anat) → pouce m

vt [+ book] → feuilleter;

to thumb a lift → faire de l'auto-stop, arrêter une voiture;

to give sb/sth the thumbs up/thumbs down → donner/refuser de donner le feu vert à qn/qch

thumb through thumb vt (book) → feuilleter

thumb [θʌm] n → Daumen m

vt to thumb a lift → per Anhalter fahren;

to give sb/sth the thumbs up (= approve) → jdm/etw dat grünes Licht geben;

to give sb/sth the thumbs down (= disapprove) → jdn/etw ablehnen

thumb through thumb vt fus [+ book] → durchblättern

thumb [θʌm] n (ANAT) → pollice m

vt [+ book] → sfogliare;

to thumb a lift → fare l'autostop;

to give sb/sth the thumbs up/down → approvare/disapprovare qn/qc

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thumb

n thumb [θam]

1 the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four. duimإبْهامпалецpalectommelfingerder Daumenαντίχειραςpulgarpöialانگشت شستpeukalopouceאֲגוּדָלअंगूठाpalachüvelykujjibujariþumall, þumalfingurpollice親指엄지 손가락nykštysīkšķisibu jariduimtommel(tott)kciukpolegardeget mareбольшой палец (руки)palecpalecpalactummeนิ้วหัวแม่มือ(eldeki) baş parmak拇指великий палецьانگوٹھاngón tay cái拇指

2 the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger. duimإبْهام القَفّازпалецpalectommelder Daumenαντίχειραςpulgarpöialجای انگشت شستpeukalopouceבּוֹהֶןअंगुष्ठpalac rukavicehüvelykujjibujariþumlungurpollice親指(장갑의) 엄지 손가락nykštys(cimda) īkšķisibu jari(handschoen)duimtommelkciuk, duży palecpolegardeget mareбольшой палец перчатки, рукавицыpalecpalecdeo rukavice za palactummeถุงมือeldiven baş parmağı手套的拇指部分палецьدستانہ کا وہ حصہ جو اس انگلي کو چھپائےphần của găng tay bọc ngón tay cái手套的拇指部分

v

(often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers She was thumbing through the dictionary.duimblaaiيُقَلِّب بالإبْهامпрелиствам странициlistovatblade hurtigt igennemdurchblätternξεφυλλίζω με τον αντίχειραhojear; manosearlappamaبا شست گرفتن یا زدنselatafeuilleterלְדַפדֵףअंगूठा लगा कर पलटना गन्दा करनाokretati palcem i prstima, listatiátlapozmembalik halaman bukuflettasfogliare親指でめくる페이지를 넘기다vartyti, sklaidytipāršķirstītmenyelak menggunakan ibu jaridoorbladerenbla (gjennom)przeglądać, przerzucać (strony)folheara răsfoiлистатьlistovaťprelistatiprelistavatibläddra igenomพลิก (หน้าหนังสือ) อย่างเร็วsayfaları karıştırmak用拇指翻書頁перегортатиورق پلٹناlật, giở用拇指翻书页

n ˈthumb-nail

the nail on the thumb. duimnaelظِفْر إبْهام اليَدнокът на палецnehet na palcitommelfingerneglder Daumennagelνύχι αντίχειραuña del pulgarpöidlaküüsناخن شستpeukalonkynsiongle du pouceצִיפּוֹרֶן הַאֲגוּדָלअंगूठे का नख या नाखूनnokat na palcuhüvejkujj körmekuku ibujariþumalnöglunghia del pollice親指のつめ엄지손톱nykščio nagasīkšķa nagskuku ibu jariduimnageltommelfingerneglpaznokieć kciukaunha do polegarun­ghia de la degetul mareноготь большого пальцаnecht na palcinoht na palcunokat palcatumnagelเล็บมือbaş parmak tırnağı拇指甲ніготь великого пальцяانگوٹھے کا ناخںmóng tay cái拇指甲

n ˈthumbprint

a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification. duimafdrukبَصْمَة الإبْهامотпечатък от палецotisk palcetommelfingeraftrykder Daumenabdruckαποτύπωμα αντίχειραimpresión del pulgarpöidlajälgاثر انگشت شستpeukalon jälkiempreinte du pouceטְבִיעַת אֶצבָּעअंगूठा निशान, अंगूठे की छापotisak palcaujjlenyomatcap jempolþumalfarimpronta digitale del polliceぼ印엄지손가락의 지문nykščio atspaudasīkšķa nospiedumscap ibu jariduimafdruktommelfingeravtrykkodcisk kciukaimpressão digital do polegaramprenta degetului mareотпечаток большого пальцаodtlačok palcapalčni odtisotisak palcatumavtryckลายนิ้วมือbaşparmak izi拇指的指紋відбиток великого пальцяانگوٹھے کا نشانdấu ấn chỉ ngón拇指的指纹

n ˌthumbs-ˈup

a sign expressing a wish for good luck, success etc He gave me the thumbs-up.alles regرَفْع الإبْهام: إشارَة تَعَبِّر عن الأمنِيَة بالنَّجاحдобре!znamení úspěchu``held og lykke''das Daumen-hoch-Zeichenχειρονομία επιδοκιμασίαςcruzar los dedos, levantar el pulgarpoolehoiumärk, edusoovنشان موفقیت؛ نشان پذیرفتن چیزیpitää peukkuasigne de bonne chanceבוֹהֶן לְמַעלַהशाबाशizvrsno!, bravo!remek!isyarat semoga berhasilfínt, ágætt(in bocca al lupo)激励のサイン격려(의 표시)pritarimo/palaikymo ženklas (iškeltas nykštys)lieliski!; lai iet!ucapan selamataanmoedigend gebaar«lykke til!»gest życzenia powodzeniasinal de aprovaçãosemn de norocжест выражающий пожелание удачиznamenie úspechuznak za srečodržati palčevetummen uppยกนิ้วด้วยiyi şans işareti(表示贊成和滿意的)翹拇指не вішай носа! тримайся!نشان جو مبارک بادي يا کام يابي کي دعا کے اظہار کے طور پر دکھايا جائےdấu ra hiệu đồng ý(表示赞成和满意的)翘拇指

n ˈthumbtack

(American) a drawing-pin She hung the picture on the wall with thumbtacks.duimspykerدَبّوس، مِسْمارкабарчеpřipínáčektegnestiftder Reißnagelπινέζαchinchetaknopkaپونزnastapunaiseנַעַץकीलrisaći čavlićrajzszegpaku payungteiknibólapuntina画びょう압정, 압핀smeigtukaspapīra spraudīte, piespraudepaku tekanpunaisetegnestiftpluskiewka, pinezkapunaise QUERYpiuneză(чертёжная) кнопкаpripináčikrisalni žebljičekrajsneglahäftstiftหมุดติดภาพบนฝาผนังraptiye圖釘креслярська кнопкаکھونٹيđinh bấm图钉

under someone's thumb

controlled or greatly influenced by someone She is completely under her husband's thumb.pantoffelregeringتَحْتَ سَيْطَرَةпод нечие влияниеv područíi nogens magt; underkuet af nogenunter der Fuchtel vonέχω κπ. του χεριού μου, ελέγχω απόλυταestar dominado por, estar en las manos de alguien(kellegi) tuhvli allتحت نفوذ یا فرمان کسیtossun allamené par le bout du nezתַּחַת הַשפָּעָת-की मुट्ठी में, के वश में, के अधीनpod nečijom vlašćuvkinek az uralma alattdikendalikaná valdi e-sdominato da～の言いなりになって남이 시키는 대로 하여po kieno nors padubūt zem kāda tupelesdi bawah kuasa sso(bij iem.) onder de plak zittenunder tøffelenpod czyimś pantoflemsob o domínio desub influenţa/ puterea cuivaпод каблуком у кого-л.v područí, pod vplyvompokorenbiti potčinjeni ngns ledbandอยู่ใต้อำนาจetkisi altında olmak受某人的影響或支配бути на поводіکسي کے کنٹرول ميںchịu ảnh hưởng của ai受某人的影响或支配