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gets the thumb

gets the thumb is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the thumb.

Meaning of get the thumb

Verb

get the thumb (third-person singular simple present gets the thumb, present participle getting the thumb, simple past got the thumb, past participle (UK) got the thumb or (US) gotten the thumb)

  1. To be ejected from a game or match.
    • Rogers got the thumb for shoving the linesman after being called offside.

Questions about gets the thumb

What is gets the thumb the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets the thumb is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the thumb.

Words near gets the thumb in the dictionary

  1. gets the point
  2. gets the push
  3. gets the runaround
  4. gets the sack
  5. gets the show on the road
  6. gets the thumb
  7. gets the vapors
  8. gets the vapours
  9. gets the wall
  10. gets the wind up
  11. gets the word out

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