thumb

  1. Noun.  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. Noun.  (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
  3. Noun.  (colloquial) A thumbnail picture.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To touch with the '''thumb'''.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, with '''through''') To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
  6. Verb.  (travel) To hitchhike.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.