successful or that sth will take place in the way that you want it to

successful or that sth will take place in the way that you want it to ) J&#J; VJ>&: Let’s

hold thumbs that you get the job. #1 ill IS % 3\ &

if Iff PH o thumbs 'up/'down used to show that sth has been accepted/rejected or that it is/is not a success

mnm (t (

Jj] ) : Their proposals were given the thumbs down.

Cl ifj £t i/ i® 3\ o 0 It looks like it’s thumbs up for their latest album.

GUWm In contests in ancient Rome the public put their thumbs up if they wanted a gladiator to live, and down if they wanted him to be killed. £ ©A Sj $J A

under sb’s 'thumb (of a person K) completely controlled by sb 7c:£:gAXB2; f A — more at rule n., sore adj., twiddle v. uverb 1 to make a signal with your thumb to passing drivers to ask them to stop and take you somewhere

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[V +adv./prep.] He had thumbed all across Europe.

0 [VN] We managed to thumb a lift/ ride with a truck driver.

if & d © if ff- o 2 [VN, often +adv./prep.) to touch or move sth with your thumb X ft © t|[; X ft in ff : She thumbed off the safety catch of her pistol. M © ft fafTJFTXf^^I^^flo — see also well thumbed M thumb your ‘nose at sb/sth to make a rude sign with your thumb on your nose; to show that you have no respect for sb/sth ng X Ui # ; M f!: The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution. & siMo Euan'thumb through sth to turn the pages of a book quickly in order to get a general idea of what is in it ffeilS8i|$ 'thumb index noun a series of cuts in the edge of a book, with letters of the alphabet on them, to help you to find the section that you want more easily ft f© X

fa;

thumb-nail /'0Amneil/ noun 1 the nail on the thumb ft fH¥ 2 (also .thumbnail 'image) (computing it) a very small picture on a computer screen which shows you what a larger picture looks like, or what a page of a document will look like when you print it ©31 ®f|*;

(tiepM) mm

.thumbnail 'sketch noun a short description of sth, giving only the main details faJfi&f&jX 'thumb piano noun an African musical instrument consisting of a row of metal strips, that you play with your fingers and thumbs ft f© # X # A #1, & — f#

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thumb-print /‘0Amprint/ noun the mark made by the pattern of lines on the top of a person’s thumb ftf© £SXP thumb-screw /'0Amskru:/ noun an instrument that was used in the past for torturing people by crushing their thumbs ft ft A ( IB )

thumb-suck /'0AmsAk/ noun [C, usually sing., u] (SAfrE, informal, often disapproving) a guess or estimate ft iM; ft if: Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. jfe

thumb-tack /'0Amtaek/ noun (NAmE) = drawing pin thump /0Amp/ verb, noun

u verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to hit sb/sth hard, especially with your closed hand Jr A; fStT; ( Afa # ) f§X:

[VN] He thumped the table angrily. iXIX&itfeX#fiffill f-₀ o She couldn’t get her breath and had to be thumped on the back. M Pf® I X A , I f# I it A f§ # o o (informal) I’ll thump you if you say that again. if Xrflift & i®, % ft fE ## J(k o 0 (figurative) He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano, ftfeif fPI#X #T — X ffi X o [also V] 2 [+adv./prep.] to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make sth do this ( ) fi-ifr', i# ffe X X fcf P|r1 : [V] A bird

thumped against the window. —• R 4 JL ^— W IS fE

fXo O [VN] He thumped the report down on my desk.

3W& ft ■* X „ 3 [V] to beat

strongly ff If ife ©d My heart was

thumping with excitement. Xtf ff©fc₀ — see

also tub-thumping

■ noun 1 the sound of sth heavy hitting the ground or

another object SXX; ilr: There was a thump as the truck hit the bank. X^-ftlX^S&iS^X, AtBWW W M B|bJ „ 2 (Srf, informal) an act of hitting sb/sth hard Sif; fiff: She gave him a thump on the back. Mlfftk

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thump ing /‘0Ampir)/ adj. [only before noun] (informal) very big ffi A ©I; fi A PfJ huge : a thumping

majority ►thump-ing adv. (erf) _: He told us

a thumping great lie. fWllcfni(7^X^AAif» thun der /'0Anda(r)/ noun, verb

m noun [U] 1 the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm © ; If W : the rumble of distant thunder ize ft If ^ Pi H o a clap/crash/roll of

thunder — WMW; ~ W &,©; If A H: Pi 0 Thunder crashed in the sky. MW *3 ft Ufa* 2 a loud noise like

thunder © $£pfj H|i[| ©; HtPi©: the thunder of hooves

HTTO1 see face n., steal v.

■ verb 1 [V] when it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky during a storm fj ft 2 [V] to make a very loud deep noise AX IfR^BlRljd HT71 roar: A voice

thundered in my ear. % if IS pft ^ T jR W P ₀ o

thundering traffic 3 [V + adv./prep.} to

move very fast and with a loud deep noise

Hn ROAR: Heavy trucks kept thundering past. ItS AX-4 [VN +adv./prep.] (informal) to make sth move somewhere very fast #Zil:

Figo thundered the ball past the goalie.

5 (literary) to shout, complain, etc. very loudly and angrily & ; A P ft X : M He

thundered against the evils of television. ftkAXtiXXfl ftbo O [V speech] ‘Sit still!’ she thundered. mm ” [aisovN]

thun der bolt /'©Andobault; NAmE '©Andarboult/ noun a flash of lightning that comes at the same time as the noise of thunder and that hits sth If %; M f?: The news hit them like a thunderbolt (= was very shocking).

thun-der box /'©Andabnks; NAmE '©Andarbaiks/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a toilet, especially a simple

one (m) mm,

thun der clap /'0Andaklaep; NAmE -dark-/ noun a loud crash made by thunder ; MW thun dercloud /'0Andaklaud; NAmE -dark-/ noun a large dark cloud that produces thunder and lightning during a storm If M/?

applause 2 looking very angry

Pfj; 0 "fe Ph M ^ H ?+ : his thunderous expression ►thun-der-ous-ly adv.

thunderstorm /’0Andasta:m; NAmE '0Andarsto:rm/ noun a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain ©M; HH; IfWXjjn thun der-struck /'0AndastrAk; NAmE -dars-/ adj. [not usually before noun] (formal) extremely surprised and shocked AR£—‘It BQ3 amazed thun dery /'0Andari/ adj. (of weather A n,), with thunder; suggesting that thunder is likely W © PfJ;

Thurs day (Hr /'0₃:zdei; -di; NAmE '03:rz-/ noun [C, U] (abbr. Thur., Thurs.)

the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday MU 0 GH53 To see how Thursday is used, look at the examples at Monday. * Thursday Monday

thunder’, translated from Latin Jovis dies ‘Jupiter’s day¹. Jupiter was the god associated with thunder. M i © ^ if, day of thunder (,fj©0 ) , X if I'J

ftlT fC Jovis dies ( Jupiter’s day ) ₀ Jupiter ( A/S# ) A

thus (Hr /Qas/ adv. (formal)

1 in this way; like this l/UtfcAA'; &W: Many

scholars have argued thus, if 0

The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. A ^ If^- IS •Xy tf o 2 as a