thump

verb

\ ˈthəmp

thumped; thumping; thumps

Definition of thump

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

1a : 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 — The New York Herald Tribune

thump

noun

Definition of thump (Entry 2 of 2)

: a blow or knock with or as if with something blunt or heavy also : the sound made by such a blow

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Examples of thump in a Sentence

Verb

The boat thumped against the side of the pier. thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech

Noun

The ball landed with a thump. gave her boyfriend a thump against the side of his head whenever he said something obnoxious

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

During the interview, Hough thumped the table with his fist, declaring the JSF would not suffer the problems of past multipurose aircraft, which were prone to run over budget and see their progress stall. — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "WTF-35: How the Joint Strike Fighter Got to Be Such a Mess," 27 July 2018 Instead, an injury to star striker Neymar and a suspension of stalwart defender Thiago Silva, contributed to a 7-1 thumping at the hands of the eventual victors. — Motez Bishara, CNN, "World Cup: Brazil needs to avoid another historical upset for redemption," 10 June 2018 Battalion The music’s thumping at club decibels, a Medusa-like chandelier hangs over the cocktail bar and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is holding court on opening night. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "San Antonio’s Top 9 restaurants," 4 June 2018 There’s a tranquility to this lake resort, devoid of selfie sticks and casino cruises thumping out pop music. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Perfect Long Weekend in Bavaria," 17 Sep. 2018 One of the crosses Ms. Bird has to bear is the persistent threat of getting thumped in the face. — Sam Walker, WSJ, "Sue Bird and the Art of Winning Everywhere," 8 Sep. 2018 The hosts looked to be cruising to a comfortable and thumping victory thanks to a double from Miroslav Klose and one goal apiece from Per Mertesacker and Mesut Özil - 4-0 up within 55 minutes. — SI.com, "World Cup Preview: Germany vs Sweden - Recent Form, Prediction, Team News & More," 22 June 2018 There’s a long bed thumping with raspberries; there are blueberry bushes groaning under the load. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, "The strawberry of Dave’s dreams," 2 May 2018 So message received: The American enemy will posture and thump his chest, but is afraid to actually stand up to you, even though his air force could blow yours out of the sky and his navy sink yours to the bottom of the sea. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "The many things Trump didn’t accomplish in the latest Syria strike," 16 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The team at Mizuguchi's new studio Enhance Games has taken great care to choreograph each song to this trance vibration feature, which means this is far more than a predictable 4-4 thump or a carbon copy of the subwoofer channel. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Lumines Remastered turns the Nintendo Switch into a full-body vibration party," 26 June 2018 Echo Sub to the mix, which will restore all the missing thump the Dot lacks. — Dan Seifert, The Verge, "Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen) review: better looks, better sound, same price," 12 Oct. 2018 But then comes a thump that grows to a stomp, and T. rex roars in to break up the party. — Mark Washburn, charlotteobserver, "The Dinosaur King in the Queen City? Charlotte kids might not believe the size of this experience | Charlotte Observer," 25 May 2018 Transportation officials recommend explaining sounds — engines throttling up for takeoff, the thump of landing gear, the roar of reverse thrusters after touchdown — and that occasional patches of bumpy air are no cause for concern. — Kay Manning, chicagotribune.com, "Considering having a child fly solo? Here's what to know," 29 June 2018 There is some potential for a thump of accumulating wet snow between about 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, which could disrupt Saturday evening and, perhaps, some Sunday morning activities. — Wes Junker And Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "The likelihood of wintry weather Saturday night has increased," 14 Feb. 2018 The soundtrack of the WWE Performance Center is the thump of human bodies against canvas mats, like a timpani drum being smacked with a shovel. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "Million Dollar Moves: After His Unlikely Baseball Career Flamed Out, Rinku Singh's Next Stop Is WWE," 3 July 2018 Earlier this year, Clarke and Bell released World Beyond, a rework of their acclaimed 2017 LP World Be Gone for a chamber orchestra, which brings out the beauty of the songs in the way the duo's tried and true electro thump sometimes overshadows. — Ron Hart, Billboard, "Erasure Looks Back on R&B-Influenced Synthpop Classic 'The Innocents' on Its 30th Anniversary," 24 May 2018 Those flicks and thumps hit from a position near the net are weapons in the men’s game today, especially here. — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, "On Wimbledon’s Grass, Volleys Still Make a Difference," 9 July 2018

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