Thumb vs Flick - What's the difference?
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The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
(computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
(colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
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To touch or cover with the thumb.
To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
(travel) To hitchhike
To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
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A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
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(informal) A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
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The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
A flitch.
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
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As nouns the difference between thumb and flick
is that thumb is the short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers while flick is a short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.As verbs the difference between thumb and flick
is that thumb is to touch or cover with the thumb while flick is to move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.thumb
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(en noun)Synonyms
* (digit) pollex, digit I, first digit (anatomy) ; thumby (colloquial)Hypernyms
* (digit) digit, fingerHyponyms
* (digit) opposable thumbDerived terms
(terms derived from the noun) * all fingers and thumbs * all thumbs * brown thumb * green thumb * opposable thumb * rule of thumb * stick out like a sore thumb * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * thumbboard * thumbnail * thumbpad * thumbprint * thumb-sketch or thumb sketch * thumbstick * thumb wrestle * thumbs up * under one's thumb * under the thumbVerb
(en verb)- to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
- I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
- So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
- He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs.
Synonyms
* (to turn pages) browse, leaf, page, peruseDerived terms
(terms derived from the verb) * thumb one's nose * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * well-thumbedflick
English
Noun
(en noun)- He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.
- She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.
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- My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
- Want to go to the flicks tonight?
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- a flick of bacon
Synonyms
* (short, quick movement)'' fillip (''of the finger ) * (cinema) the picturesVerb
(en verb)- flick one's hair
- with a flick of the wrist
- to flick the dirt from boots
- Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.
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