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thumb

/θʌm/

thumbnoun

thumbs

/θʌm/

Traductions

большой палец

He injured his thumb while playing basketball.

Он повредил большой палец, играя в баскетбол.

Définitions

The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.

She used her thumb to press the button on the remote control.

A part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb.

The thumb of his glove had a hole in it, letting the cold air in.

A projection or part resembling a thumb in shape or function.

The thumb of the mountain jutted out into the valley below.

A small, reduced-size image used as a preview of a larger digital picture or video; a thumbnail.

The website automatically generates thumbs of all uploaded photos.

Synonymes

thumbverb

thumbed

Past Simple

thumbed

Past Participle

thumbing

Gerund

/θʌm/

Traductions

перелистывать

She thumbed through the pages of the book quickly.

Она быстро перелистывала страницы книги.

листать

He likes to thumb through magazines while waiting.

Он любит листать журналы, пока ждет.

Traductions supplémentaires

пролистывать

перебирать

Définitions

To turn pages quickly using the thumb.

She thumbed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.

To hitchhike by signaling with one's thumb.

He decided to thumb a ride to the next town after missing the last bus.

To handle or touch something with one's thumb.

He thumbed the edge of the coin, feeling its texture.

Synonymes

thumbadjective

Used attributively to modify another noun, indicating relation to or operation by the thumb.

Définitions

Relating to, resembling, or operated by the thumb.

He pressed the thumb switch on the flashlight.