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| fin·ger [ fíng gər ] |
noun (plural fin·gers) |
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1. anatomy digit of hand: a digit of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb
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often used before a noun
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2. dress part of glove: a long narrow part of a glove that fits over a finger
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3. narrow strip: something that resembles a finger in shape
  a finger of sand
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4. food long narrow piece of food: a small portion of food about as long and thick as a finger
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5. beverages approximate quantity of alcohol: an approximate measure of alcoholic beverage in a glass, equal in depth to the width of a finger
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6. measurements approximate unit of length: an approximate unit of measurement, equal to the width or length of a finger
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verb (past and past participle fin·gered, present participle fin·ger·ing, 3rd person present singular fin·gers) |
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1. transitive verb touch something: to feel or move the fingers across something, often in a gentle, affectionate, or thoughtful way
fingered the fabric lovingly
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2. transitive verb give somebody up to the police: to inform the police of the whereabouts or illegal activities of somebody
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slang
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3. transitive and intransitive verb music play musical instrument: to handle the strings or keys of a musical instrument with the fingers
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4. transitive verb music mark musical score for fingering: to show on a musical score which fingers the musician should use
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5. transitive verb online locate computer users: to obtain and display information about other users of the same computer or on other computers connected through a network or the Internet
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| [ Old English, < Indo-European, "five"] |
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| fin·ger·er noun |
| fin·ger·less adjective |
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cross your fingers used to express a hope that things will turn out well
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give (somebody) the finger to make an aggressively obscene gesture with the middle finger extended upward and held toward somebody (slang)
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have a finger in every pie to be involved in many advantageous or lucrative projects
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have a finger in the pie to be involved in a particular project, especially in a way that other people find annoying
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let something slip through your fingers to fail to take advantage of something that would have been of benefit to you
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put your finger on something to identify something, especially something difficult or elusive
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twist somebody around your little finger to succeed in getting somebody to do exactly as you wish
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