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Noun thumb has 3 senses
- thumb, pollex - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
--1 is a kind of finger
--1 has parts: musculus abductor pollicis; thumbnail
- thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
--2 is a kind of covering
--2 is a part of glove, gloves
- ovolo, thumb, quarter round - a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
--3 is a kind of molding, moulding
--3 has particulars: echinus
Verb thumb has 3 senses
- hitchhike, hitch, thumb - travel by getting free rides from motorists
--1 is one way to ride
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
--2 is one way to peruse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- finger, thumb - feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
--3 is one way to touch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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