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I . thumb [θʌm] N

thumb
kciuk m

II . thumb [θʌm] VB trans

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to thumb a lift [or ride]
łapać [perf z-] stopa

III . thumb [θʌm] VB intr

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green thumb N AM

green thumb → green fingers

See also green fingers

green fingers N pl

thumb-index N

thumb-print N

Thumb tack Am
pinezka

Usage examples with thumb

to thumb through sth
wertować coś
to be under sb's thumb
być pod czyimś pantoflem
to thumb a lift [or ride]
łapać [perf z-] stopa
as a rule of thumb...
można przyjąć, że...
to hitch [or thumb] a lift to...
łapać [perf z-] stopa do...
to stand out like a sore thumb
odstawać od otoczenia
to stand [or stick] out like a sore thumb
pasować jak kwiatek do kożucha

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The fore-limbs usually have five digits, including a thumb that is sometimes vestigial, while the hind-limbs have three to five digits.
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By making a chamber in the hands and blow air between your thumbs into the hands, you will get a sound.
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One objection was that voters were only marked by ink on the thumb, which came off rapidly, making electoral fraud easy.
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The most prominent anatomical feature of this bat, separating it from other bats, is the presence of disks on its thumbs and hind feet.
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When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit.
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When a sample was taken of the thumb bruise and examined for bruising, the result was negative.
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The most commonly missed areas are the thumb, the wrist, the areas between the fingers, and under fingernails.
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Sometimes this gesture is completed with only three fingers being half opened (thumb, index and middle).
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He must learn to think up plausible reasons for the actions of the organization and not let the purely political motive stick out like a sore thumb.
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The dance is extremely simple and is based on the hitchhiking gesture: waving the stuck-out thumb.
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