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   Fin·ger

   /ˈfiNGɡər/

   

   noun

   • 1. each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included): "she raked her hair back with her fingers" Similar digitthumbindex fingerforefingerfirst fingermiddle fingerring fingerlittle fingerpinkie
   • ▪ a part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
   • ▪ a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger: "he poured three fingers of vodka into a juice glass"
   • ▪ an object that has roughly the long, narrow shape of a finger: "a shortbread finger" Similar striprectanglesliverstreakpencil

   verb

   • 1. touch or feel (something) with the fingers: "the thin man fingered his mustache" Similar touchfeelhandlemanipulatestrokerubcaressfondletoy withplay (around) withfiddle withtwiddle withmaulmeddle withmanhandlepullgrabput one's hands onlay a finger oninformal:pawmess
   • ▪ play (a musical instrument) with the fingers, especially in a tentative or casual manner: "a woman fingered a lute"
   • 2. inform on (someone) to the police: informal North American "you fingered me for those burglaries"
   • ▪ identify or choose someone for (a particular purpose): "a research biologist with impeccable credentials was fingered for team leader" Similar identifyrecognizesingle outpick outspotchooseselectpoint outinform ondenounceinformal:point the finger atrat onsqueal ontell tales abouttell onblow the whistle onspill the beans aboutsell down the riversnitch onpeachgrass on
   • 3. play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers.
   • ▪ mark (music) with signs showing which fingers are to be used.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fingerless adjective
   • 2. fingerlike adjective

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   • give (someone) the finger, Slang. to express contempt for (someone) by or as if by making the obscene gesture of pointing the middle finger upward while folding the other fingers against the palm and turning the back of the hand outward: Someone gave me the finger for driving too slow.: Also flip (someone) the bird .

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