thumb

/ฮธสŒm/

IPA: /TH AH1 M/

noun
  1. 1

    The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

  2. 2

    The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

  3. 3

    A thumbnail picture.

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verb
  1. 1

    To touch or cover with the thumb.

    โ€œto thumb the touch-hole of a cannonโ€

  2. 2

    (with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

    โ€œI thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.โ€

  3. 3

    (travel) To hitchhike

    โ€œSo I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.โ€

  4. 4

    To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

  5. 5

    To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

  6. 6

    To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thumb