thumb a lift in English

Forms: thumbs a lift [present, singular, third-person], thumbing a lift [participle, present], thumbed a lift [participle, past], thumbed a lift [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: In reference to the thumb gesture used to request a ride. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} thumb a lift (third-person singular simple present thumbs a lift, present participle thumbing a lift, simple past and past participle thumbed a lift)

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  "etymology_text": "In reference to the thumb gesture used to request a ride.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thumbs a lift",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbing a lift",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbed a lift",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbed a lift",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To hitchhike."
      ],
      "id": "en-thumb_a_lift-en-verb-JuQ415gc",
      "links": [
        [
          "hitchhike",
          "hitchhike"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, chiefly British) To hitchhike."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "hitch a ride"
        },
        {
          "word": "thumb a ride"
        },
        {
          "word": "hitchhike"
        },
        {
          "word": "hitch-hike"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "intransitive"
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    }
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  "word": "thumb a lift"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "In reference to the thumb gesture used to request a ride.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thumbs a lift",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbing a lift",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbed a lift",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thumbed a lift",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*"
      },
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    }
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hitchhike."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "hitchhike"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, chiefly British) To hitchhike."
      ],
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        "British",
        "intransitive"
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "hitch a ride"
    },
    {
      "word": "thumb a ride"
    },
    {
      "word": "hitchhike"
    },
    {
      "word": "hitch-hike"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thumb a lift"
}

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"thumb a lift" meaning in English

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