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Thump

Thump Meaning & Definition
Thump Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thump?

[n] a heavy blow with the hand
[n] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[v] hit hard with the had, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
[v] move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
[v] make a dull sound

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thump: beat | clump | clunk | poke | pound | pound | thud | thud | thumping

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thump:

See Also | blow | flap | flutter | go | hit | move | palpitate | pulsate | pulse | sound | sound | thrash | throb

Thump In Webster's Dictionary

\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. The distant forge's swinging thump profound. --Wordsworth. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one. --Coleridge. 2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. --Tatler.
\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. These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. --Shak.
\Thump\, v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. --Swift.

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