thumb

thumb

 (thŭm)

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, often by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers.

under (someone's) thumb

Under the control of someone; subordinate to.

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[Middle English, from Old English thūma; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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thumb

(θʌm)

n

1. (Anatomy) the first and usually shortest and thickest of the digits of the hand, composed of two short bones. Technical name: pollex

2. (Zoology) the corresponding digit in other vertebrates

3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a glove shaped to fit the thumb

4. (Architecture) architect another name for ovolo

5. all thumbs clumsy

6. thumbs down an indication of refusal, disapproval, or negation: he gave the thumbs down on our proposal.

7. thumbs up an indication of encouragement, approval, or acceptance

8. under someone's thumb at someone's mercy or command

vb

9. (tr) to touch, mark, or move with the thumb

10. to attempt to obtain (a lift or ride) by signalling with the thumb

11. (when: intr, often foll by through) to flip the pages of (a book, magazine, etc) perfunctorily in order to glance at the contents

12. thumb one's nose at to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended

[Old English thūma; related to Old Saxon thūma, Old High German thūmo, Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove, Latin tumēre to swell]

ˈthumbless adj

ˈthumbˌlike adj

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thumb

(θʌm)

n.

1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.

2. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex.

3. the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit.

v.t.

4. to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book.

5. to glance through (pages) (usu. fol. by through): to thumb through a brochure.

6. (of a hitchhiker) to solicit or get (a ride) by pointing the thumb in the desired direction of travel.

Idioms:

1. be all thumbs, to be clumsy.

2. thumb one's nose,

a. to raise the hand with fingers extended and touch the thumb to the nose as a gesture of scorn, defiance, etc.

b. to manifest defiance or contempt (usu. fol. by at): to thumb one's nose at convention.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thūma, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon thūma, Old High German dūmo; akin to Old Norse thumalfingr (compare thimble)]

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thumb

- From Old English thuma, "thick, swollen."

See also related terms for thick.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

thumb

Past participle: thumbed
Gerund: thumbing

Imperative

thumb

thumb

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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"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

thumb

noun

1. digit She bit her thumb, not looking at me.

verb

1. handle, finger, mark, soil, maul, mess up, dog-ear a well-thumbed copy of Who's Who

2. hitch, request (informal), signal for, hitchhike Thumbing a lift once had a carefree image.

all thumbs clumsy, inept, cack-handed (informal), maladroit, butterfingered (informal), ham-fisted (informal) Can you open this? I'm all thumbs.

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 He had the drawer open and was thumbing through files.

thumbs down disapproval, refusal, rejection, no, rebuff, negation Brokers have given the firm the thumbs down.

thumbs up approval, go-ahead (informal), acceptance, yes, encouragement, green light, affirmation, O.K. or okay (informal) The film got a general thumbs up from the critics.

Related words
technical name pollex
adjective pollicical

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thumb

verb

To look through reading matter casually.Also used with through:

browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim.

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Translations

إبهامإبْهامإبْهام القَفّازإِبْهامُ الْيَديُقَلِّب بالإبْهام

палец

polze

paleclistovat

tommelfingertommeltotblade hurtigt igennemtommel

Daumendurchblättern

αντίχειρας

dikfingropolekso

pulgarhojearmanosear

pöial

ابهام

peukalo

poucefeuilleter

אגודל

अंगूठा

palac

hüvelykujjátlapoz

pollice

ibu jari

flettaòumall, òumalfinguròumlungurþumalfingurþumall

pollicesfogliaretoccare con il pollicedito grossoessere maldestro

親指

엄지손가락엄지

pollex

nykščio atspaudasnykščio nagasnykštyspo kieno nors padupritarimo/palaikymo ženklas

īkšķispāršķirstīt

duim

tommeltommeskrue

kciuk

polegardedo polegar

deget mare

большой палецбольшой палец руки

palec

palec

palacпалац

tumme

kidole gumba

นิ้วโป้งหัวแม่มือ

baş parmakbaşparmakeldiven baş parmağısayfaları karıştırmak

полекс

ngón tay cái

拇指用拇指翻书页手套的拇指部分

thumb

[θʌm]

A. N → pulgar m
he gave me a thumbs-up sign → me indicó con el pulgar que todo iba bien
to be all thumbs I'm all thumbs today → hoy soy un manazas
to twiddle one's thumbs → estar mano sobre mano, estar sin hacer nada
to be under sb's thumb → estar dominado por algn
she's got him under her thumb → le tiene metido en un puño
they gave it the thumbs down → lo rechazaron, lo desaprobaron
they gave it the thumbs up → lo aprobaron
the voters have given him the thumbs up/down → el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él
see also rule A2

B. VT

1. [+ book] → manosear
a well-thumbed book → un libro muy manoseado

2. to thumb a lift or a ride → hacer autostop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (LAm)
to thumb a lift to London → viajar en autostop a Londres

3. to thumb one's nose at sth/sb (lit) → hacer burla a algo/algn (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) (fig) → burlarse de algo/algn

C. VI to thumb through a book/magazine → hojear un libro/una revista

D. CPD thumb index N → índice m recortado

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thumb

[ˈθʌm]

n

(= part of body) → pouce m

(= sign with thumbs) to give sb the thumbs up → lever le pouce en direction de qn
to give sth the thumbs up, to give the thumbs up to sth (= approve) → réagir favorablement à qch
to give sb the thumbs down (= refuse permission) → refuser de donner le feu vert à qn
to give sth the thumbs down (= reject) → rejeter qch
Why do you always give my ideas the thumbs down? → Pourquoi rejetez-vous toujours mes idées?
to get the thumbs up from sb [person] (= get permission) → recevoir le feu vert de qn; [proposal, idea] (= be welcomed) → obtenir une réaction favorable de qn
It more or less gets the thumbs up from everyone
BUT À peu près tout le monde y a réagi favorablement.

to stick out like a sore thumb (= be conspicuous) → ne pas passer inaperçu(e)

to be twiddling one's thumbs → se tourner les pouces

to be under sb's thumb → être sous la coupe de qn

vt (= hitch-hike) to thumb a lift → faire du stop

thumb through

vt (book) → feuilleterthumb index n → répertoire m, répertoire m à onglets

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thumb

n → Daumen m; to be under somebody’s thumb → unter jds Pantoffel (dat) → or Fuchtel (dat) → stehen; she has him under her thumb → sie hat ihn unter ihrer Fuchtel; to be all thumbs → zwei linke Hände haben; he gave me the thumbs up/down → er gab mir zu verstehen, dass alles in Ordnung war/dass es nicht in Ordnung war; the idea was given the thumbs up/down → für den Vorschlag wurde grünes/rotes Licht gegeben; it sticks out like a sore thumb → das springt einem direkt ins Auge; he sticks out like a sore thumb (= doesn’t fit in) → er ist auffallend anders

vt

(inf) to thumb a ride or lift → per Anhalter fahren; let’s thumb a lift with this lorry → wir wollen versuchen, diesen Lastwagen anzuhalten

to thumb one’s nose at somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache eine lange Nase machen; (fig) → auf jdn/etw pfeifen

a well thumbed book → ein Buch mit abgegriffenen Seiten

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thumb

:

thumb index

n → Daumenregister nt, → Daumenindex m

thumbnail

n → Daumennagel m

(Comput) → Miniaturansicht f

thumbnail sketch

n (= drawing) → kleine Skizze; (= description) → kurze Skizze, kurze Zusammenfassung

thumbprint

n → Daumenabdruck m

thumbscrew

n (Tech) → Flügelschraube f; (torture) → Daumenschraube f; to put the thumbs on somebody (fig) → jdm die Daumenschrauben anlegen

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thumb

[θʌm]

1. n (Anat) → pollice m
to be under sb's thumb (fig) → essere succube di qn
to be all thumbs (fig) (fam) → essere maldestro/a
to give sb/sth the thumbs up (fam) (sign) → far segno di essere d'accordo con qn/qc (approve) → dare l'okay a qn/qc
to give sth the thumbs down (fam) → disapprovare or bocciare qc

2. vt (book) → sfogliare
to thumb a lift or a ride (fam) → fare l'autostop
to thumb one's nose at sb → fare marameo a qn
to thumb one's nose at sb/sth (fig) (fam) → beffarsi di qn/qc

3. vi to thumb through a book/magazine → sfogliare un libro/una rivista

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thumb

(θam) noun

1. the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four. duim إبْهام палец polegar palec der Daumen tommelfinger αντίχειραςpulgar pöial انگشت شست peukalo pouceאגודל अंगूठा palac hüvelykujj ibujari þumall, þumalfingur pollice 親指 엄지 손가락 nykštys īkšķis ibu jari duimtommelkciukpolegar deget mare большой палец palec palec palac tumme นิ้วหัวแม่มือ baş parmak 拇指 великий палець انگوٹھا ngón tay cái 拇指

2. the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger. duim إبْهام القَفّاز палец polegar palec der Daumen tommel αντίχειραςpulgar pöial جای انگشت شست peukalo pouceבוהן अंगुष्ठ palac rukavice hüvelykujj ibujari þumlungur pollice 親指 (장갑, 벙어리 장갑의) 엄지 손가락 nykštys (cimda) īkšķis ibu jari duimtommelkciuk, duży palec polegar deget mare большой палец перчатки, рукавицы palec palec deo rukavice za palac tumme ถุงมือที่ปิดนิ้วหัวแม่มือ eldiven baş parmağı 手套的拇指部分 палець دستانہ کا وہ حصہ جو اس انگلي کو چھپائے phần của găng tay bọc ngón tay cái 手套的拇指部分

verb

(often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers. She was thumbing through the dictionary. duimblaai يُقَلِّب بالإبْهام прелиствам страници folhear listovat durchblättern blade hurtigt igennem ξεφυλλίζω με τον αντίχειρα hojear; manosear lappama با شست گرفتن یا زدن selata feuilleter לְדַפדֵף अंगूठा लगा कर पलटना गन्दा करना okretati palcem i prstima, listati átlapoz membalik halaman buku fletta sfogliare 親指でめくる 책장을 넘기다 vartyti, sklaidyti pāršķirstīt menyelak menggunakan ibu jari doorbladerenblaprzeglądać, przerzucać folhear a răsfoi листать listovať prelistati prelistavati bläddra igenom พลิก (หน้าหนังสือ) อย่างเร็ว sayfaları karıştırmak 用拇指翻書頁 перегортати ورق پلٹنا lật, giở 用拇指翻书页

ˈthumb-nail noun

the nail on the thumb. duimnael ظِفْر إبْهام اليَد нокът на палец unha do polegar nehet na palci der Daumennagel tommelfingernegl νύχι αντίχειρα uña del pulgar pöidlaküüs ناخن شست peukalonkynsi ongle du pouce צִיפּוֹרֶן הַאֲגוּדָל अंगूठे का नख या नाखून nokat na palcu hüvejkujj körme kuku ibujari þumalnögl unghia del pollice 親指のつめ 엄지손가락의 손톱 nykščio nagas īkšķa nags kuku ibu jari duimnagel tommelfingernegl paznokieć kciuka unha do polegar un­ghia de la degetul mare ноготь большого пальца necht na palci noht na palcu nokat palca tumnagel เล็บนิ้วหัวแม่มือ baş parmak tırnağı 拇指甲 ніготь великого пальця انگوٹھے کا ناخں móng tay cái 拇指甲

ˈthumbprint noun

a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification. duimafdruk بَصْمَة الإبْهام отпечатък от палец impressão digital do polegar otisk palce der Daumenabdruck tommelfingeraftryk αποτύπωμα αντίχειρα impresión del pulgar pöidlajälg اثر انگشت شست peukalonjälki empreinte du pouce טְבִיעַת אֶצבָּע अंगूठा निशान, अंगूठे की छाप otisak palca ujjlenyomat cap jempol þumalfar impronta digitale del pollice ぼ印 엄지손가락의 지문 nykščio atspaudas īkšķa nospiedums cap ibu jari duimafdruktommelfingeravtrykk odcisk kciuka impressão digital do polegar amprenta degetului mare отпечаток большого пальца odtlačok palca palčni odtis otisak palca tumavtryck ลายนิ้วมือ başparmak izi 拇指的指紋 відбиток великого пальця انگوٹھے کا نشان dấu ấn chỉ ngón 拇指的指纹

ˌthumbs-ˈup noun

a sign expressing a wish for good luck, success etc. He gave me the thumbs-up. alles reg رَفْع الإبْهام: إشارَة تَعَبِّر عن الأمنِيَة بالنَّجاح добре! sinal de aprovação znamení úspěchu das Daumen-hoch-Zeichen ``held og lykke'' χειρονομία επιδοκιμασίας cruzar los dedos, levantar el pulgar poolehoiumärk, edusoov نشان موفقیت؛ نشان پذیرفتن چیزی peukut pystyyn signe de bonne chance בוֹהֶן לְמַעלַה शाबाश izvrsno!, bravo! remek! isyarat semoga berhasil fínt, ágætt (in bocca al lupo) 激励のサイン 행운, 성공을 기원하는 표시 pritarimo/palaikymo ženklas (iškeltas nykštys) lieliski!; lai iet! ucapan selamat aanmoedigend gebaar «lykke til!» gest życzenia powodzenia sinal de aprovação semn de noroc жест выражающий пожелание удачи znamenie úspechu znak za srečo držati palčeve tummen upp ยกนิ้วโป้งแสดงความโชคดี; สำเร็จ iyi 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 جائے dấu ra hiệu đồng ý （表示赞成和满意的）翘拇指

ˈthumbtack noun

(American) a drawing-pin. She hung the picture on the wall with thumbtacks. duimspyker دَبّوس، مِسْمار кабарче gancho připínáček der Reißnagel tegnestift πινέζαchincheta knopka پونز nasta punaiseנעץ कील risaći čavlić rajzszeg paku payung teiknibóla puntina 画びょう 압정 smeigtukas papīra spraudīte, piespraude paku tekan punaisetegnestift pluskiewka, pinezka punaise piuneză кнопка pripináčik risalni žebljiček rajsnegla häftstift หมุดติดภาพบนฝาผนัง raptiye 圖釘 креслярська кнопка کھونٹي đinh bấm 图钉

under someone's thumb

controlled or greatly influenced by someone. She is completely under her husband's thumb. pantoffelregering تَحْتَ سَيْطَرَة под нечие влияние sob o domínio de v područí unter der Fuchtel von i nogens magt; underkuet af nogen έχω κπ. του χεριού μου, ελέγχω απόλυτα estar dominado por, estar en las manos de alguien (kellegi) tuhvli all تحت نفوذ یا فرمان کسی tossun alla mené par le bout du nez תַּחַת הַשפָּעָת- की मुट्ठी में, के वश में, के अधीन pod nečijom vlašću vkinek az uralma alatt dikendalikan á valdi e-s dominato da ～の言いなりになって 남의 지배를 받는 po kieno nors padu būt zem kāda tupeles di bawah kuasa sso (bij iem.) onder de plak zitten under tøffelen pod czyimś pantoflem sob o domínio de sub influenţa/ puterea cuiva под каблуком у кого-л. v područí, pod vplyvom pokoren biti potčinjen i ngns ledband อยู่ใต้อำนาจ etkisi altında olmak 受某人的影響或支配 бути на поводі کسي کے کنٹرول ميں chịu ảnh hưởng của ai 受某人的影响或支配

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thumb

→ إِبْهامُ الْيَد palec tommelfinger Daumen αντίχειρας pulgar peukalo pouce palac pollice 親指 엄지손가락 duim tommel kciuk polegar большой палец руки tumme นิ้วโป้ง baş parmak ngón tay cái 拇指

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

thumb

n. dedo pulgar;

___ sucking → chuparse el dedo pulgar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

thumb

n dedo pulgar (de la mano), pulgar m (de la mano)

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