thumb war
A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or…A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
» I'll pound you at thumb wars anytime.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
Daumenwrestling, Daumencatchen, Daumenringen
Examples
2 sentencesI'll pound you at thumb wars anytime.
Tom won the thumb war.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: thumb wars| Singular | thumb war |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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