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Meanings of thumb (thumbs) in English
Portuguese
pedir carona Catalan
fer autostop To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road.
Synonyms
Examples for "hitch"
Examples for "hitch"
1
How'd it go today? He hoped it had gone without a hitch.
2
Without a hitch, the pair announced the winner: The Shape of Water.
3
The second went just as smoothly, and the third without a hitch.
4
Everybody knew his job well, and everything went forward without a hitch.
5
As it happened, our eight-day mission didn't come off without a hitch.
1
On my days off, I used to hitchhike all over New England.
2
However, the hitchhike back to San Fabian was less of a success.
3
Picked him up trying to hitchhike on the on-ramp to Route 10.
4
How are we going to get there-orwere we planning to hitchhike?
5
A thumb that could hitchhike, twirl spaghetti, play trumpet, write a sonnet.
1
At a price, it can hitch a ride on another country's rocket.
2
She's trying to hitch a ride home in the dead of night.
3
I just didn't feel muchlike walking or trying to hitch a ride.
4
We can hike out on it or maybe even hitch a ride.
5
And I guess I'll hitch a ride to San Francisco from there.
1
They won't leave a king on the side of a highway trying to thumb a lift to the FNB Stadium.
2
Some hours later he was seen again thumbing a lift at Killenena, Gort
3
Or thumbing a lift.
4
Reuben Jones left his home in Moynoe, Scarriff at 2pm yesterday and was seen thumbing a lift on the Scarrif-to-Feakle Road.
1
I'll thumb a ride to town with you, if I may.
2
He seldom attempted to thumb a ride.
3
He could simply check out of the inn, walk up to the main highway, and thumb a ride north.
4
He tried thumbing a ride from a couple in a pickup, but no luck.
5
" Thumbed a ride on the Heart of Gold." I spoke without thinking.
A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.
Usage of thumbs in English
1
The state teacher's union has given the thumbs-down to both ideas, however.
2
Is it really possible to find true love with just your thumbs?
3
Despite the thumbs-up from the IOC, however, problems will not go away.
4
His reviews went far deeper than simply thumbs up or thumbs down.
5
If the news is thumbs-up, we can probably score some free drinks.
6
Thanks for reading along and clicking thumbs for the past several hours.
7
Bullseye hooked his thumbs in his front pockets, evidence presented, case rested.
8
You still good to go? He grinned and gave her a thumbs-up.
9
For the most efficient upward progress, thumbs-up is the way to go.
10
How many junior highers have you seen sucking their thumbs in public?
11
And there is Facebook, of course -many thumbs-upfor bad-assMarines.
12
The future of communication doesn't start with two thumbs and a keyboard.
13
If only Bell's feet moved as fast as his thumbs these days.
14
Dizzy gave Parry a thumbs-up and waited for him to get clear.
15
Abraham received the message, offered Gibbs a thumbs-up and ran away beaming.
16
Uncertain how much he'd seen, I gave a thumbs-up and smiled brightly.
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Translations for thumbs
Spanish
Thumbs through the time
Thumbs across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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