THUMP

thump

(noun) a heavy blow with the hand

thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud

(noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

thump, pound, poke

(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; “the salesman pounded the door knocker”; “a bible-thumping Southern Baptist”

beat, pound, thump

(verb) move rhythmically; “Her heart was beating fast”

thud, thump

(verb) make a dull sound; “the knocker thudded against the front door”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Probably imitative.

Noun

thump (plural thumps)

A blow that produces a muffled sound.

The sound of such a blow; a thud.

(dated, colloquial, euphemism) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.

Verb

thump (third-person singular simple present thumps, present participle thumping, simple past and past participle thumped)

(transitive) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

(transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.

(intransitive) To thud or pound.

(intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

Source: Wiktionary

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Thump, n. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v.t.]

1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge.

2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler.

Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping.]

Definition: To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak.

Thump, v. i.

Definition: To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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