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finger noun [ ˈfɪŋɡə ]

• 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: digit, thumb, index finger, forefinger, first finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger, pinkie,

finger verb

• touch or feel with the fingers.
• "the thin man fingered his moustache"
Similar: touch, feel, handle, manipulate, stroke, rub, caress, fondle, toy with, play (about) with, play (around) with, fiddle with, twiddle with, maul, meddle with, manhandle, pull, grab, put one's hands on, lay a finger on, paw, mess,
• inform on (someone) to the police.
• "he was fingered by a supergrass and charged with murder"
• play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers.
Origin: Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger .

be all fingers and thumbs

• be clumsy or awkward in one's actions.

get one's finger out

• stop hesitating or wasting time and start to act.

get one's fingers burned

• (especially in a financial context) suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one's actions, discouraging one from trying a similar action again.

give someone the finger

• make a gesture with the middle finger raised as an obscene sign of contempt.

have a finger in every pie

• be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises.

have a finger in the pie

• be involved in a matter, especially in an annoyingly interfering way.

have one's finger on the pulse

• be aware of all the latest news or developments.
"she seems to have her finger on the pulse of what teenagers like"

lay a finger on someone

• touch someone, especially with the intention of harming them.

put the finger on

• inform against (someone) to the authorities.

put something on the long finger

• postpone consideration of something; put something off.
"don't put retirement planning on the long finger"

put one's finger on something

• identify something exactly.
"he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong"

click one's fingers

• make a sharp clicking sound by bending the last joint of the middle finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it, typically in order to attract attention in a peremptory way or to accompany the beat of music.

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