thump

thump
I UK [θʌmp] / US verb
Word forms "thump":
present tense I/you/we/they thump he/she/it thumps present participle thumping past tense thumped past participle thumped
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1)
a) [transitive] to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand)

Suddenly he thumped the arm of the chair.

b) informal to attack or punish someone by hitting them with your fist

He was thumped by another child at school.

2)
a) [transitive] to put something somewhere with force and with a loud sound
thump something on/onto/into etc something:

Maria thumped her bag down on the table.

b) [intransitive] to hit against something with a low loud sound
thump against/into/on etc:

The boat was thumping against the dock.

3) [intransitive] if your heart is thumping, you can feel it beating very fast, for example because you are angry, frightened, or excited
4) [intransitive] if your head is thumping, you have a painful headache
Phrasal verbs:
II UK [θʌmp] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "thump":
singular thump plural thumps
1) a low loud sound that is made when something heavy hits something else

He brought his hand down on the table with a thump.

2) the action of hitting someone with your fist (= closed hand)

Bill gave me a friendly thump on the arm.


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  • Thump — Thump, n. [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v. t.] 1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. [1913 Webster] The distant forge s swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thump — [thump] n. [echoic] 1. a blow with something heavy and blunt, as with a cudgel 2. the dull sound made by such a blow vt. 1. to strike with a thump or thumps 2. a) to thrash; beat severely b) t …   English World dictionary

  • Thump — Thump, v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. [1913 Webster] A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thump — Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thumping}.] To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. [1913 Webster] These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thump — vb thud, knock, rap, *tap Analogous words: pound, *beat, belabor: punch, smite, *strike thump n thud, knock, rap, tap (see under TAP vb) Analogous words: pounding, beating, pummeling (see BEAT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • thump — ► VERB 1) hit heavily with the fist or a blunt implement. 2) put down forcefully, noisily, or decisively. 3) (of a person s heart or pulse) beat or pulsate strongly. 4) (thump out) play (a tune) enthusiastically but heavy handedly. 5) informal… …   English terms dictionary

  • thump — index beat (pulsate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thump — (thump) 1. to strike or beat with a blunt instrument. 2. the blow so incurred …   Medical dictionary

  • thump — (v.) 1530s, to strike hard, probably imitative of the sound made by hitting with a heavy object (Cf. E.Fris. dump a knock, Swed. dial. dumpa to make a noise ). The noun is first recorded 1550s. Thumping (adj.) exceptionally large is colloquial… …   Etymology dictionary

  • thump|er — «THUHM puhr», noun. 1. a person that thumps. 2. a device for producing a shallow seismic wave to test structural properties of the lunar surface …   Useful english dictionary

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