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bit one's thumb

bit one's thumb is the simple past of bite one's thumb.

Meaning of bite one's thumb

Verb

bite one's thumb (third-person singular simple present bites one's thumb, present participle biting one's thumb, simple past bit one's thumb, past participle bitten one's thumb)

  1. (historical) To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth.

Questions about bit one's thumb

What is bit one's thumb the simple past of?
Bit one's thumb is the simple past of bite one's thumb.

Words near bit one's thumb in the dictionary

  1. bit off more than one could chew
  2. bit on granite
  3. bit on the side
  4. bit one's lip
  5. bit one's nails
  6. bit one's thumb
  7. bit one's tongue
  8. bit part
  9. bit parts
  10. bit plane
  11. bit planes

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