thump
noun
- a blow with something heavy and blunt, as with a cudgel
- the dull sound made by such a blow
transitive verb
- to strike with a thump or thumps
- to thrash; beat severely
- to defeat decisively
intransitive verb
- to hit or fall with a thump
- to make a dull, heavy sound; pound; throb
See thump in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(thŭmp)
noun- A blow with a blunt object.
- The muffled sound produced by or as if by a blow with a blunt object; a thud.
verb thumped,
thump·ing,
thumps verb, transitive- To beat with or as if with a blunt object so as to produce a muffled sound or thud.
- Informal To beat soundly or thoroughly; drub.
verb, intransitive- To hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump; pound.
- To walk with heavy steps; stump.
- To throb audibly.
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