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thumb up

thumb up is the rare form of thumbs up.

Meaning of thumbs up

Noun

thumbs up (plural thumbs ups or thumbs up)

  1. A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
    • He smiled and gave a big thumbs up.
    Antonyms:
    thumbs down
  2. (figuratively) An approval or OK.
    • We got the thumbs up to go ahead with the project.
    Antonyms:
    thumbs down

Forms of thumb up

pluralthumbs up

Questions about thumb up

What is thumb up the rare form of?
Thumb up is the rare form of thumbs up.

Words near thumb up in the dictionary

  1. thumb splitters
  2. thumb stone
  3. thumb through
  4. thumb tip
  5. thumb tips
  6. thumb up
  7. thumb war
  8. thumb wars
  9. thumb wrestle
  10. thumb wrestlers
  11. thumb wrestles

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