"thumb down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: thumbs down [present, singular, third-person], thumbing down [participle, present], thumbed down [participle, past], thumbed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} thumb down (third-person singular simple present thumbs down, present participle thumbing down, simple past and past participle thumbed down)
  1. to get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker) Related terms: thumb a lift, thumb a ride
    Sense id: en-thumb_down-en-verb-rkTjlz74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19
  2. to disapprove or reject
    Sense id: en-thumb_down-en-verb-ucSRES6d

Inflected forms

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        {
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