Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - thumb
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Thumb
thumb
~1 n 1 the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things (a baby sucking its thumb) 2 the part of a glove that fits over your thumb 3 be all (fingers and) thumbs informal to be unable to do things neatly and carefully with your hands (Would you do up these buttons for me? I seem to be all thumbs today.) 4 give sth the thumbs up/down informal to officially accept or reject a plan, suggestion etc (The project had been given the thumbs up and we could now get started.) 5 be under sb's thumb to be so strongly influenced by someone that they control you completely (- see also stick out like a sore thumb stick1, rule of thumb rule1 (9)) ~2 v 1 thumb a lift BrE informal thumb a ride AmE informal to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised 2 thumb your nose at to show that you do not respect rules, laws etc or you do not care what someone thinks of you (a chance to thumb his nose at authority) thumb through sth phr v to look through a book, magazine etc quickly (thumbing through the pages of a gardening catalogue)
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(thumbs, thumbing, thumbed) 1. Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me. N-COUNT 2. If you thumb a lift or thumb a ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift. It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory’s description thumbed a ride to Howth... Thumbing a lift had once a carefree, easy-going image. = hitch VERB: V n to n, V n 3. see also well-thumbed 4. If you say that someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate. Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings?... PHRASE: V and N inflect c darkgreen]emphasis 5. If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen. The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling... PHRASE: V inflects 6. If you are under someone’s thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them. I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father’s thumb... PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v 7. green thumb: see green to thumb your nose at someone: see nose rule of thumb: see rule ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thuma; akin to Old High German thumo ~, Latin tumere to swell Date: before 12th century 1. the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them; also a corresponding digit in lower animals 2. the part of a glove or mitten that covers the ~ 3. a convex molding ; ovolo II. verb Date: circa 1647 transitive verb 1. a. to leaf through (pages) with the ~ ; turn b. to soil or wear by or as if by repeated ~ing a badly ~ed book 2. to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the ~ intransitive verb 1. to turn over pages ~ through a book 2. to travel by ~ing rides ; hitchhike ~ed across the country ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a short thick terminal projection on the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. b a digit of other animals corresponding to this. 2 part of a glove etc. for a thumb. --v. 1 tr. wear or soil (pages etc.) with a thumb (a well-thumbed book). 2 intr. turn over pages with or as with a thumb (thumbed through the directory). 3 tr. request or obtain (a lift in a passing vehicle) by signalling with a raised thumb. 4 tr. use the thumb in a gesture. Phrases and idioms be all thumbs be clumsy with one's hands. thumb index n. a set of lettered grooves cut down the side of a diary, dictionary, etc. for easy reference. --v.tr. provide (a book etc.) with these. thumb one's nose = cock a snook (see SNOOK(1)). thumb-nut a nut shaped for turning with the thumb and forefinger. thumbs down an indication of rejection or failure. thumbs up an indication of satisfaction or approval. under a person's thumb completely dominated by a person. Derivatives thumbed adj. (also in comb.). thumbless adj. Etymology: OE thuma f. a WG root = swell ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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большой палец, барашковый butterfly thumb screw — винт с барашком - rule of thumb - thumb tack ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. большой палец (руки) with his thumb and finger —- большим и указательным пальцем 2. большой палец перчатки 3. выступ, выступающая часть (чего-л.) 4. мера длины (приравниваемая к одному дюйму) a thumb's breadth —- шириной в один дюйм (в палец) Id: Tom T. —- мальчик с пальчик Id: a rule of thumb —- эмпирическое определение; приближенный метод Id: under smb.'s thumb, under the thumb of smb. —- всецело в руках кого-л., у кого-л. под башмаком (под каблуком) Id: some men are under the thumbs of their wives —- некоторые мужья (находятся) под каблуком (под башмаком) у своих жен, некоторые мужья - подкаблучники Id: to keep smb. under one's thumb —- держать кого-л. под каблуком (под башмаком) Id: to stick out like a sore thumb —- обращать на себя внимание; бросаться в глаза; колоть глаза, оскорблять взор (взгляд) Id: to give a quick thumb through the book —- быстро пролистать (просмотреть) книгу Id: to twiddle one's thumbs —- бездельничать, бить баклуши Id: to turn down the thumb(s) on smth. —- быть против чего-л.; говорить, что номер не пройдет Id: to turn up the thumbs on smth. —- быть за что-л.; обеими руками подписаться под чем-л. Id: to be all thumbs —- быть неловким (неуклюжим) Id: his fingers are all thumbs —- у него руки-крюки Id: to bite one's thumbs —- сердиться, раздражаться Id: to bite the thumb at smb. —- уст. показать кому-л. кукиш; смеяться (издеваться)...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun большой палец (руки); палец (рукавицы) under smb. s thumb - всецело под влиянием или во власти кого-л.; под башмаком Tom Thumb - мальчик с пальчик thumbs up! - недурно!, подходяще! to be all thumbs - быть неловким, неуклюжим to be thumbs down - быть против, запрещать, бойкотировать (on) 2. v. 1) листать, смотреть (журнал, книгу; тж. thumb through) 2) захватать, загрязнить 3) coll. остановить проезжающий автомобиль, подняв большой палец (тж. thumb a lift) - thumb down - thumb through to thumb ones nose at smb. - показать нос кому-л. THUMB down coll. отвергать; не ценить, ни в грош не ставить; обрекать на бездействие THUMB through пролистать, просмотреть; to thumb through a book пролистать книгу ...Англо-русский словарь
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See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- O.E. юuma, from W.Gmc. *thuman- "the stout or thick (finger)," from PIE *tum- "swell." For note on spelling with -b, see limb. The verb meaning "to go through" (especially of printed material) is first found 1930, though the related sense of "soil or wear by handling" dates from the 1640s. Verb meaning "to hitchhike" is 1939, originally the thumb pointed in the direction one wished to travel. Thumbnail sketch (1852) so called for its smallness. Thumbs up (1887) and thumbs down (1906) were from expressions of approval or the opposite in ancient amphitheaters, especially gladiator shows, where the gesture decided whether a defeated combatant was spared or slain. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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