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- Dictionarythump/θʌmp/
verb
- 1. hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement: "Holman thumped the desk with his hand" Similar
- 2. defeat heavily: informal "Bristol thumped Rugby 35–13"
noun
- 1. a dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement: "I felt a thump on my back" Similar
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THUMP definition: 1. to hit something and cause a noise: 2. to hit someone with your fist (= closed hand): 3. If…. Learn more.
The meaning of THUMP is to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound. How to use thump in a sentence.
verb (used with object) to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound; pound. (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily. Informal. to thrash severely.
If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else.
A thump is a hard, thudding sound, or an equally hard hit or blow, like the thump your older brother gives you when you embarrass him in front of his friends. If you drop your backpack full of books it'll make a thump as it hits the floor.
THUMP definition: 1. to hit someone with your fist (= closed hand) 2. to hit something and make a noise: 3. If your…. Learn more.
n. 1. a blow or knock with a heavy object, producing a dull sound. 2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow. v.t. 3. to strike or beat with a heavy object, so as to produce a dull sound; pound. 4. (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily. 5. to thrash severely.
thump. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Textures, sounds thump1 /θʌmp/ verb 1 [ transitive] informal to hit someone very hard with your hand closed If you don’t shut up, I’m going to thump you!
How to use . thump in a sentenceHe picked up a large stick and lobbed it through the trees; it crashed through branches, and we heard it land with a thump.
Jun 2, 2024 · thump (third-person singular simple present thumps, present participle thumping, simple past and past participle thumped) (transitive, chiefly UK) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
