Thump | Mean of thump in English Dictionary
/ˈθʌmp/
- Verb
- to hit or beat something or someone and make a loud, deep sound
- Someone was thumping [=pounding] loudly on the door.
- The boat thumped against the side of the pier.
- gorillas thumping their chests
- I thumped [=pounded] him on the back.
- I was so angry I wanted to thump him (one).
- to beat forcefully
- I could feel my heart thumping [=pounding] inside my chest.
- to walk or run with loud, heavy steps
- She thumped [=clumped] up the stairs.
- Noun
- a loud, deep sound made especially when a heavy object hits something
- The ball landed with a thump.
- an act of hitting someone or something
- I gave him a (good) thump on the back. [=I thumped him on the back]
