1. (

• hitchhike ,
• hitch ,
• thumb

) travel by getting free rides from motorists ;

2. (

• flick ,
• flip ,
• thumb ,
• riffle ,
• leaf ,
• riff ,

) look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" ;

3. (

• finger ,
• thumb

) feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" ;

1. (

• thumbed

) (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning; "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary" ;