thump

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /θʌmp/

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Verb

Plain form thump

Third-person singular thumps

Past tense thumped

Past participle thumped

Present participle thumping

1. (transitive) If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.
2. (transitive & intransitive) If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.
3. (intransitive) If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.

Noun

Singular thump

Plural thumps

1. (countable) A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.
2. (countable) A thump is the action of something hits something else.

Synonyms

• punch