Thump Definition

thŭmp
thumped, thumping, thumps
noun
thumps
A blow with something heavy and blunt, as with a cudgel.
Webster's New World
The dull sound made by such a blow.
Webster's New World
verb
thumped, thumping, thumps
To beat so as to produce a thump or thumps.
Thumped the desk with her fist.
American Heritage
To strike with a thump or thumps.
Webster's New World
To make a dull, heavy sound; pound; throb.
Webster's New World
To hit or fall with a thump.
Webster's New World
To defeat decisively.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Thump

Noun

Singular:
thump
Plural:
thumps

Origin of Thump

  • Probably of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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