Thump

n.	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.
v. t.	1.	To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. [imp. & p. p. Thumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping.] These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	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.

Noun	1.	thump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) Synonyms: clunk, thud, thumping, clump
	2.	thump - a heavy blow with the hand
Verb	1.	thump - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" Synonyms: beat, pound
	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" Synonyms: pound, poke

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