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thumb (EN)
nom, verb

nom “thumb”

singular thumb, plural thumbs
  1. polze
    She used her thumb to press the button on the remote control.
  2. control lliscant (en el context d'una interfície gràfica)
    Drag the thumb on the volume slider to the right to increase the sound.
  3. miniatura
    I scrolled through the video thumbs to find the tutorial I needed.

verb “thumb”

infinitiu thumb; ell thumbs; passat thumbed; part. pass. thumbed; ger. thumbing
  1. prémer amb el polze
    She thumbed through the pages of the book, looking for the chapter she wanted to read.
  2. embrutar o desgastar (amb el polze o els dits)
    After reading her favorite book every night for a year, she had thumbed the pages until they were soft and worn.
  3. fer autostop
    After running out of gas in the middle of nowhere, we decided to thumb a ride to the nearest town.
  4. passar pàgines ràpidament (amb el polze)
    She thumbed through the magazine quickly, looking for the article she wanted to read.