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getting the thumb

getting the thumb is the present participle and gerund 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 getting the thumb

What is getting the thumb the present participle and gerund of?
Getting the thumb is the present participle and gerund of get the thumb.

Words near getting the thumb in the dictionary

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

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