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thump

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thump  (thmp)
n.
1. A blow with a blunt object.
2. The muffled sound produced by or as if by a blow with a blunt object; a thud.
v. thumped, thump·ing, thumps
v.tr.
1. To beat with or as if with a blunt object so as to produce a muffled sound or thud.
2. Informal To beat soundly or thoroughly; drub.
v.intr.
1. To hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump; pound.
2. To walk with heavy steps; stump.
3. To throb audibly.

[Probably of imitative origin.]

thumper n.

thump
Noun
1. the sound of something heavy hitting a comparatively soft surface
2. a heavy blow with the hand
Verb
1. to place (something) on or bang against (something) with a loud dull sound: thumping the table is aggressive
2. to hit or punch (someone): stop that at once or I'll thump you!
3. to throb or beat violently: he could feel his heart thumping [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thumpthump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
2.thump - a heavy blow with the hand
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb1.thump - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
2.thump - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
3.thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

thump
noun 1. blow, knock, punch, rap, smack, clout (informal) whack, swipe, wallop (informal)
noun 2. thud, crash, bang, clunk, thwack
verb 3. strike, hit, punch, pound, beat, knock, deck (slang) batter, rap, chin (slang) smack, thrash, clout (informal) whack, swipe, clobber (slang) wallop (informal) lambast(e), belabour, lay one on (slang) beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
verb 4. thud, crash, bang, thwack
Translations

thump [θʌmp] ngolpe m;
(sound) → ruido seco or sordo
vt, vigolpear
thump [θʌmp] ngrand coup (= sound); bruit sourd
vtcogner sur
vicogner, frapper
thump [θʌmp] n (blow) → Schlag m;
(sound) → dumpfer Schlag m
vtschlagen auf +acc
vi [heart etc] → heftig pochen
thump [θʌmp] ncolpo forte;
(sound) → tonfo
vtbattere su

thump
n thump [θamp]
(the sound of) a heavy blow or hit They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head. slag, stoot ضَرْبَةٌ على الرأس думкане bouchnutí dunk der Schlag γδούπος, δυνατό χτύπημα porrazo põnts ضربه؛ کوبش jysähdys bruit sourd et lourd קוֹל חֲבָטָה धमाका potmuo udarac ili pad (erős) ütés ketukan þunkt högg, dynkur colpo ごつんと打つこと 쿵[](하는 소리) smarkus smūgis, trinktelėjimas belziens tumbukan dreun dunk, tungt slag grzmotnięcie pancada lovitură grea глухой звук (от удара); тяжёлый удар buchnutie zamolkel udarec tup udarac slag, smäll, duns ตีดัง ๆ gümbürtü, yumruk darbesi/sesi 重擊, 重擊聲 важкий удар گھونسہ مارنا quả đấm, quả thụi ,
v
to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise. moker, slaan يَخْبُط بِصَوْتٍ كَتوم блъскам bušit hamre (auf-)schlagen χτυπώ δυνατά, κάνω γδούπο aporrear, golpear fuertemente kolkima, põntsutama زدن؛ تالاپ صدا کردن jyskyttää marteler לְהַכּוֹת בְּכּוֹח ठोकना snažno udariti, tresnuti (ököllel) üt memukul slá með e-u þungu; detta með dynk colpire ごつんと打つ 쿵[]하고 치다[] trinktelėti, šlumštelėti belzt; nobūkšķēt berdetap-detup; berdebap dreunen slå med noe tungt, hamre løs grzmotnąć bater, etc., com pancada a lovi тяжело ударять(ся), падать búchať močno udariti tupo udariti dunka till, dunsa, bulta เคาะ güm güm vurmak, yumruklamak 重擊, 砰然地響 дубасити, лупцювати دھپا مارنا، شور مچانا đấm, thụi , 砰


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When I saw Alec my heart gave a great thump and I thought, `He might be the right one.
I hear her footstep, thump, thump, thump, along the gravel-walk
But his heart began its warning thump, thump, thump.
 
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