English Dictionary
Definition of “thump”
thump (θʌmp
)
Definitions
noun
- the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
- a heavy blow with the hand ⇒
he gave me a thump on the back
verb
- (tr) to strike or beat heavily; pound
- (intr) to throb, beat, or pound violently ⇒
his heart thumped with excitement
Alternative Forms
ˈthumper noun Word Origin
C16: related to Icelandic, Swedish dialect dumpa to thump; see thud, bump
Synonyms
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strike,
hit,
punch,
pound,
beat,
knock,
deck,
batter,
rap,
chin,
smack,
thrash,
clout,
whack,
swipe,
clobber,
wallop,
lambast(e)
belabour,
lay one on beat or knock seven bells out of
Translations
- British English:
thump
If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist.He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over. I heard you thumping on the door.θʌmp VERB He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over. I heard you thumping on the door.
- Spanish:
aporrear
v
- French:
cogner
vt
- German:
schlagen
v
- Chinese: 重击 v
- Arabic: يَطْرُقُ v
- Portuguese: pancada nf
- Russian: глухой звук nm
- Croatian: udarati v
- Czech: praštit v
- Danish: dunke v
- Dutch: dreunen v
- Finnish: tömähdys n
- Greek: βαριοχτυπώ v
- Italian: battere v
- Japanese: ゴツンと打つ v
- Korean: 탁 치다 v
- Norwegian: banke (på) v
- Polish: uderzyć v uderzać
- Brazilian Portuguese: pancada nf
- European Spanish:
aporrear
v
- Swedish: dunka v
- Thai: ทุบ v
- Turkish: güm güm vurmak v
- Vietnamese: đập v
Usage examples
The car hit him squarely, throwing his body into the air, to fall to the ground with a dreadful dull thump.
Harcourt, Palma, Double Deceit (1990)gorilla with a set of bongo controllers that let you thump , clap, and tap to the beat of more than 30 preprogrammed songs.
Maxim (2005)How many D cells does it take to get that thump, thump , thump?
canada.com (2004)With his sixth delivery of the morning with the new ball he got one to thump the Aussie skipper on the pads.
Sun, News of the World (2001)He hit the ground with a thump , bounced bloodily, yet still he lived.
Bernard Cornwell, VAGABOND (2002)
