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thump



thump [thump thumps thumped thumping] verb, noun BrE [θʌmp] NAmE [θʌmp]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb/sth) (+ adv./prep.) to hit sb/sth hard, especially with your closed hand
He thumped the table angrily.
She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back.
• (informal)I'll thump you if you say that again.
• (figurative)He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano.
2. intransitive, transitive to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make sth do this
+ adv./prep. A bird thumped against the window.
~ sth + adv./prep. He thumped the report down on my desk.
3. intransitive to beat strongly
My heart was thumping with excitement.
see also tub-thumping
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: imitative.

Example Bank:
He spun around, his heart thumping against his ribs.
He thumped Jack hard in the face.
He thumped his fist down onto the table.
Her heart began to thump wildly in her chest.
She thumped the desk with her fist.
I'll thump you if you say that again.
She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back.
She thumped the table angrily.

 
noun
1. the sound of sth heavy hitting the ground or another object
There was a thump as the truck hit the bank.
2. (BrE, informal)an act of hitting sb/sth hard
She gave him a thump on the back.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: imitative.

Example Bank:
The sack hit the ground with a loud thump.
As I got closer, I heard the thump of dance music coming from the second floor.

 

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