thumb
US /θʌm/
・UK /θʌm/
B1
verb
- To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- To casually look through a book, magazine etc.
noun
- The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set apart from the other four.
- Part of a glove that goes over the thumb
- The short, thick finger on the side of your hand
- The part of a hand used to play an instrument.
- A unit of measurement based on the width of a thumb.
- The part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb.
other
- To travel by hitchhiking.
other
- To soil or wear with the thumb.
- To turn pages with the thumb.
Examples
(often figurative) I sat there twiddling my thumbs until the manager finally appeared.
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