Definition of "thimble" in English

noun

1. (sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.

2. As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.

3. (also attributively) An object which resembles a thimble (sense 1) in shape or size.

4. (nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

5. (technology) A ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.

verb

1. (intransitive) To use a thimble (noun sense 1).

2. (intransitive, by extension) To sew.