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Meaning of thumb

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  thumb
      n 1: the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn:
           {thumb}, {pollex}]
      2: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
      3: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a
         quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {ovolo}, {thumb},
         {quarter round}]
      v 1: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn:
           {hitchhike}, {hitch}, {thumb}]
      2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
         through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
         {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
      3: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the
         book" [syn: {finger}, {thumb}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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