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1. (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
   "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"

1. Travel by getting free rides from motorists
   "You can, of course, thumb anywhere that there are cars and traffic";
   - hitchhike, hitch
    
2. Look through a book or other written material
   "He thumbed through the report";
   - flick, flip, riffle, leaf, riff
    
3. Feel or handle with the fingers
   "thumb the binding of the book";
   - finger

See also: worn

Type of: peruse, ride, touch

Encyclopedia: Thumb, Peter