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thumb (EN)
sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “thumb”

sing. thumb, pl. thumbs
  1. pollice
    She used her thumb to press the button on the remote control.
  2. cursore (nella grafica di un'interfaccia utente)
    Drag the thumb on the volume slider to the right to increase the sound.
  3. miniatura (di un'immagine)
    I scrolled through the video thumbs to find the tutorial I needed.

verbo “thumb”

infinito thumb; lui thumbs; pass. thumbed; p.p. thumbed; ger. thumbing
  1. premere con il pollice
    She thumbed through the pages of the book, looking for the chapter she wanted to read.
  2. rovinare sfregando con il pollice
    After reading her favorite book every night for a year, she had thumbed the pages until they were soft and worn.
  3. fare l'autostop
    After running out of gas in the middle of nowhere, we decided to thumb a ride to the nearest town.
  4. sfogliare velocemente
    She thumbed through the magazine quickly, looking for the article she wanted to read.