(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist.
He ~ed my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over...
I heard you ~ing on the door.
= bang
VERB: V n, V on n
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Thump is also a noun.
He felt a ~ on his shoulder.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ someone, you attack them and hit them with your fist. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
Don’t say it serves me right or I’ll ~ you.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ something somewhere or if it ~s there, it makes a loud, dull sound by hitting something else.
She ~ed her hand on the witness box...
Waiters went scurrying down the aisles, ~ing down tureens of soup.
...paving stones and bricks which have been ~ing down on police shields and helmets...
VERB: V n prep, V n with adv, V prep/adv
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Thump is also a noun.
There was a loud ~ as the horse crashed into the van.
= thud
N-COUNT
4.
When your heart ~s, it beats strongly and quickly, usually because you are afraid or excited.
My heart was ~ing wildly but I didn’t let my face show any emotion.
= pound, thud
VERB: V
5.
see also ~ing