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thumbs up

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1. thumbs up - Noun

2. thumbs up - Verb

Meaning

A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
He smiled and gave a big thumbs up.

An approval or okay.
We got the thumbs-up to go ahead with the project.

thumbs-up (plural thumbs-ups or thumbs-up)

Alternative form of thumbs up

thumbs-up (third-person singular simple present thumbs-ups, present participle thumbs-upping, simple past and past participle thumbs-upped)

To approve with a thumbs-up sign.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Thumbs up or thumbs down on a website is not a conversation. The danger is you get into a habit of mind where politics means giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to a website. The world is a much more complex place. Sherry Turkle

Our DNA is as a consumer company - for that individual customer who's voting thumbs up or thumbs down. That's who we think about. And we think that our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if it's not up to par, it's our fault, plain and simply. Steve Jobs

I'm always surprised when actors say they don't like sex scenes. It's like a freebie. It's fun to make out with someone. So yes, thumbs up on that. Mackenzie Davis

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up. Adam Arkin

It felt natural. That is what I remember most about becoming a father halfway through my 20s. As if Mother Nature was giving me the big thumbs up. Tony Parsons

I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back. Their pilots were unhurt, cheerful and jubilant, giving thumbs up signs. Brian Hanrahan

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