finger

10 definitions • 9 examples

any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs:

He noticed her long delicate fingers.

I cut my finger chopping onions last night.

a part of a glove (= hand covering) that covers a finger

to touch or feel something with your fingers:

She fingered her necklace absent-mindedly as she talked.

If you finger someone, you tell the police that they are guilty of a crime.

to use your fingers to play particular notes of a piece of music:

She practised the piano by soundlessly fingering the notes.

They tapped the strings of their guitar fretboards with one hand, while fingering their keyboards with the other.

The note can be fingered in various ways, depending on which note you approach it from.

any of the long, thin parts of the hand that bend and hold things, esp. one other than the thumb:

I cut my finger when I was chopping onions.

A finger is also a part of a glove (= piece of clothing for the hand) that covers a finger.

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.

to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work:

He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system.