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thumb 2, verb (oh)



2 v
thumb a lift
BrE 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
::I thumbed a lift into town.
thumb your nose at sb/sth
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 the college authorities
thumb through [thumb through sth] phr v
to look through a book, magazine etc quickly
::I began thumbing through the pages of a gardening catalogue.