thump

thump
[[t]θʌ̱mp[/t]]
thumps, thumping, thumped
1) VERB If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist.

[V n] He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over...

[V on n] I heard you thumping on the door.

N-COUNT
Thump is also a noun.

He felt a thump on his shoulder.

2) VERB If you thump someone, you attack them and hit them with your fist. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]

[V n] Don't say it serves me right or I'll thump you.

3) V-ERG If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else.

[V n prep] She thumped her hand on the witness box...

[V n with adv] Waiters went scurrying down the aisles, thumping down tureens of soup.

[V prep/adv] ...paving stones and bricks which have been thumping down on police shields and helmets...

She dashed out through the door, her stockinged feet thumping softly as she ran up the stairs...

[V-ing] Where's that thumping noise coming from?

Syn:
N-COUNT
Thump is also a noun.

There was a loud thump as the horse crashed into the van.

4) VERB When your heart thumps, it beats strongly and quickly, usually because you are afraid or excited.

My heart was thumping wildly but I didn't let my face show any emotion.

Syn:
5) → See also thumping

English dictionary. 2008.

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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

  • 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 * 1) a) [transitive] to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand)… …   English dictionary

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