THUMP


Meaning of THUMP in English

/ θʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

1.

[usually + adv. / prep. ] to hit sb/sth hard, especially with your closed hand :

[ vn ]

He thumped the table angrily.

She couldn't get her breath and had to be thumped on the back.

( informal )

I'll thump you if you say that again.

( figurative )

He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano.

[also v ]

2.

[+ adv. / prep. ] to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud dull sound; to make sth do this :

[ v ]

A bird thumped against the window.

[ vn ]

He thumped the report down on my desk.

3.

[ v ] to beat strongly :

My heart was thumping with excitement.

—see also tub-thumping

■ noun

1.

the sound of sth heavy hitting the ground or another object :

There was a thump as the truck hit the bank.

2.

( BrE , informal ) an act of hitting sb/sth hard :

She gave him a thump on the back.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: imitative.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.