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The definition of a thump is a loud dull noise, or the action that makes this sound.

(noun)

An example of a thump is a pile of clothes falling from a chair to a hardwood floor.

Thump is defined as to hit and make a dull noise.

(verb)

An example of thump is the tap of a rabbit's foot on the ground when they signal danger.

See thump in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a blow with something heavy and blunt, as with a cudgel
the dull sound made by such a blow

Origin: echoic

transitive verb

to strike with a thump or thumps
1. to thrash; beat severely
2. to defeat decisively

intransitive verb

to hit or fall with a thump
to make a dull, heavy sound; pound; throb

Related Forms:

thumper noun

See thump in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Probably of imitative origin

Related Forms:

thumpˈer noun

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