1
as in hitches
to travel by securing free rides
thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab
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2
as in flips
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it
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flips
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New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025 -
DeFi flips that logic on its head.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Thumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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