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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.
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.
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.
If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else.
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.
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.
[transitive, intransitive] thump (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.) to hit somebody/something hard, especially with your closed hand. He thumped the table angrily. She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back. (informal) I'll thump you if you say that again.
[intransitive, transitive] to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make something do this + adv./prep. A bird thumped against the window. thump something + adv./prep. He thumped the report down on my desk. [intransitive] to beat strongly My heart was thumping with excitement.
Definition of thump noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
