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Synonyms: thump, thrumb, rhumb, tumb, thum, thub, thmb, thumm

Antonyms: thump, thrumb, rhumb, tumb, thum, thub, thmb, thumm

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Noun

{{senseid|en|Q83360}}The shortest and thickest [[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.
{{lb|en|GUI}} The part of a [[slider]] that may be moved linearly along the slider.
{{lb|en|colloquial|Internet}} A [[thumbnail]] picture.
A top hatch plate for covering an {{l|en|excavator}} bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.

{{lb|en|transitive}} To touch or cover with the thumb.
{{lb|en|transitive|with '''through'''}} To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it [[cursorily]].
To gesture with the thumb, for example when flagging a ride.
{{lb|en|travel}} To [[hitchhike]].
To [[soil]] or [[wear]] with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by [[frequent]] [[handling]].
To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

{{lb|en|informal}} The eastern part of the {{w|Lower Peninsula of Michigan}}, [[United States]] (the "[[Mitten]]").

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