finger

/ˈfɪŋ·gər/ v [T]

Definition

› to touch or feel something with the fingers: He fingered his watch nervously as he waited for the exam to begin. › slang If you finger someone, you tell the police that the person is guilty of a crime.

(Definition of finger v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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finger n
index finger n
little finger n
middle finger n
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