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Thumb vs Flick - What's the difference?

thumb | flick |

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

English

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Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 2001', "Gary", ''Wanna See Porn? Take a Look At These (Free Expandable '''Thumbs ) - CLICK HERE'' (on newsgroup ''alt.sex.services )
  • Synonyms

    * (digit) pollex, digit I, first digit (anatomy) ; thumby (colloquial)

    Hypernyms

    * (digit) digit, finger

    Hyponyms

    * (digit) opposable thumb

    Derived 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 thumb

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To touch or cover with the thumb.
  • to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
  • 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.
  • (travel) To hitchhike
  • So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
  • To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
  • * Macaulay
  • 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, peruse

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the verb) * thumb one's nose * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * well-thumbed

    flick

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
  • 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.
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=On this occasion it was Nolan's deft flick that fooled West Ham's sleepy defenders Danny Gabbidon and Tomkins. The ball found its way to Best, who smashed in with confidence from the edge of the area.}}
  • (informal) A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
  • My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."
    Want to go to the flicks tonight?
  • (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.
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=June 28 , author=David Ornstein , title=Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines.}}
  • The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
  • A flitch.
  • a flick of bacon

    Synonyms

    * (short, quick movement)'' fillip (''of the finger ) * (cinema) the pictures

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
  • flick one's hair
    with a flick of the wrist
    to flick the dirt from boots
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  • 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.
    (Thackeray)

    Derived terms

    * flick knife * flick off * flick the bean