thumb

• الإصبع الأول الغليظ القصير من أصابع اليد، المنفصل عن سائر الأصابع الأربعة والمقابل لها. ويُستعمل أيضاً للدلالة على أثر الإبهام أو بروزه.

A noun referring to the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set apart from the other four fingers and opposable to them.

1. Body partA1formal

   The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set opposite to the other four fingers.

   الإبهام

   • He accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer.
   • She gave a thumbs-up sign to show her approval.
   • The baby sucked his thumb for comfort.

   المرادفاتpollex

2. Measurement unitB1informal

   An informal unit of length equal to the width of a thumb, approximately one inch.

   عرض الإبهام

   • The gap was about a thumb wide.
   • He measured the board using his thumb as a guide.
   • The recipe called for a thumb-sized piece of ginger.

• فعل يعني الضغط بالابهام أو لمس شيء أو التلاعب به بالابهام، أو الإشارة برفع الابهام، أو تصفح الصفحات أو الكتب سريعاً.

A verb meaning to press, touch, or manipulate something with the thumb, or to signal by sticking out the thumb.

1. Press with thumbB1informal

   To press, touch, or manipulate something using the thumb.

   الضغط بالإبهام

   • He thumbed the button to start the machine.
   • She thumbed through the pages of the magazine.
   • He thumbed the remote control to change the channel.

   المرادفاتmanipulatepresspushtouch

2. HitchhikeB2informal

   To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles, typically by signaling with the thumb.

   السفر بالمجان عن طريق استيقاف السيارات

   • They thumbed a ride to the coast.
   • He thumbed his way across the country.
   • She thumbed a lift from a friendly truck driver.

   المرادفاتhitchhitchhike

3. Signal disapprovalB2informal

   To express disapproval or rejection by pointing the thumb downward.

   التعبير عن الاستنكار

   • The audience thumbed down the performance.
   • The committee thumbed the proposal.
   • Critics thumbed the movie as a failure.

   المرادفاتturn thumbs down

   الأضدادapproveendorse