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thumbs

 
Noun thumb has 3 senses
  1. thumb, pollex - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
    --1 is a kind of finger
    --1 has parts: musculus abductor pollicis; thumbnail
    Derived form: verb thumb3
  2. 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
  3. 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
  1. hitchhike, hitch, thumb - travel by getting free rides from motorists
    --1 is one way to ride
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. 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
  3. finger, thumb - feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
    --3 is one way to touch
    Derived form: noun thumb1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
thumbing a ride thumble thumbled thumbling thumbnail thumbnails thumbnut thumbprint thumbs thumbs up thumbscrew thumbstall thumbtack thump thump out thumped thumper

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