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got the thumb

got the thumb is the simple past and past participle 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 got the thumb

What is got the thumb the simple past and past participle of?
Got the thumb is the simple past and past participle of get the thumb.

Words near got the thumb in the dictionary

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

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