n. | 1. | The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. |
2. | A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. | |
v. t. | 1. | To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. |
v. i. | 1. | To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. |
Noun | 1. | thump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) |
2. | thump - a heavy blow with the hand | |
Verb | 1. | thump - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" |
2. | thump - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" Synonyms: thud | |
3. | thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |