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1. (n.) thumb
the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
2. thumb
the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex.
3. thumb
the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit.
4. (v.t.) thumb
to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book.
5. thumb
to glance through (pages) (usu. fol. by through):
to thumb through a brochure.
6. thumb
(of a hitchhiker) to solicit or get (a ride) by pointing the thumb in the desired direction of travel.
7. thumb
to raise the hand with fingers extended and touch the thumb to the nose as a gesture of scorn, defiance, etc.
8. thumb
to manifest defiance or contempt (usu. fol. by at):
to thumb one's nose at convention.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE thūma, c. OFris, OS
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| Definition of 'Thumb' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) thumb, pollex
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
2. (noun) thumb
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
3. (verb) ovolo, thumb, quarter round
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
4. (verb) hitchhike, hitch, thumb
travel by getting free rides from motorists
5. (verb) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
6. (verb) finger, thumb
feel or handle with the fingers
"finger the binding of the book"
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1. (noun) thumb
the short, wide finger that helps you hold things
a toddler sucking his thumb
2. thumb
thumbs up/down
an indication that sth is good/bad, especially by pointing your thumb up/down
Critics gave the movie a thumbs down.; She gave the thumbs up to say everything was ready.
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| Definition of 'Thumb' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Thumb
the short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex
2. (verb) Thumb
to handle awkwardly
3. (verb) Thumb
to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune
4. (verb) Thumb
to soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
5. (verb) Thumb
to play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum
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| Definitions of 'Thumb' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Thumb
The slider on a window-system scrollbar. So called because moving
it allows you to browse through the contents of a text window in a way
analogous to thumbing through a book.
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Sense: the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.
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 Afrikaans: duim |
 Arabic: إبْهام |
 Bulgarian: палец |
 Brazilian: polegar |
 Czech: palec |
 German: der Daumen |
 Danish: tommelfinger |
 Greek: αντίχειρας |
 Spanish: pulgar |
 Estonian: pöial |
 Farsi: انگشت شست |
 Finnish: peukalo |
 French: pouce |
 Hebrew: אֲגוּדָל |
 Hindi: अंगूठा |
 Croatian: palac |
 Hungarian: hüvelykujj |
 Indonesian: ibujari |
 Icelandic: þumall, þumalfingur |
 Italian: pollice |
 Japanese: 親指 |
 Korean: 엄지 손가락 |
 Lithuanian: nykštys |
 Latvian: īkšķis |
 Malay: ibu jari |
 Dutch: duim |
 Norwegian: tommel(tott) |
 Polish: kciuk |
 Portuguese: polegar |
 Romanian: deget mare |
 Russian: большой палец (руки) |
 Slovak: palec |
 Slovenian: palec |
 Serbian: palac |
 Swedish: tumme |
 Thai: นิ้วหัวแม่มือ |
 Turkish: (eldeki) baş parmak |
 Taiwanese: 拇指 |
 Ukrainian: великий палець |
 Urdu: انگوٹھا |
 Vietnamese: ngón tay cái |
 Chinese: 拇指 |
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