Main Entry: ¹thump

Pronunciation: \ˈthəmp\

Function: verb

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1548

transitive verb 1 : to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
2 : pound, knock
3 : whip, thrash
4 : to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner —usually used with out <thumped out a tune on the piano>intransitive verb 1 a : to inflict a thump b : to make or move with a thumping sound
2 : to make a vigorous endorsement <got a couple of…senators to thump for him — New York Herald Tribune>

— thump·er noun