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1.nounA slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb."Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."
2.nounSimilar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:
3.nounSomething similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
4.nounSomething similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:"a finger of land; a finger of smoke"
5.nounSomething similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
6.nounVarious units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
7.nounA part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
8.nounSkill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
9.nounSomeone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.
10.nounA person.
11.noun(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
12.verbTo identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.
13.verbTo poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
14.verbTo use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang
15.verbTo use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
16.verbTo provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
17.verbTo query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
18.verbTo steal; to purloin.
19.verbTo execute, as any delicate work.