thumbed

verb

  1. 1

    To touch or cover with the thumb.

    to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
  2. 2

    (with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

    I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
  3. 3

    (travel) To hitchhike

    So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
  4. 4

    To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

  5. 5

    To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

  6. 6

    To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

adjective

  1. 1

    (in combination) Having some specific type of thumb.

    He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day.

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