[thump] vb [imit.] vt (1548) 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--usu. used with out "~ed out a tune on the piano" ~ vi 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 ~ for him --N.Y. Herald Tribune" -- thump.er n
[2]thump n (1552): a blow or knock with or as if with something blunt or heavy; also: the sound made by such a blow