thump

thump¹ [θʌmp] v

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound]

1.) [T] informal

to hit someone very hard with your hand closed

▪ If you don't shut up, I'm going to thump you!

▪ She thumped the table with her fist.

2.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition]

to hit against something loudly

▪ His feet thumped loudly on the bare boards.

▪ He thumped his cup down on the table.

3.) [I always + adverb/preposition]

to walk or run with your feet making a loud heavy sound as they touch the ground

▪ Stella came thumping down the stairs.

4.)

if your heart thumps, it beats very strongly and quickly because you are frightened or excited

▪ My heart was thumping inside my chest.

thump ²

thump² [i]n

1.) the dull sound that is made when something hits a surface

▪ The box fell to the floor with a thump.

2.) [usually singular] especially BrE an action in which you hit someone or something

▪ If he does that again, I'll give him a good thump.

▪ a thump on the jaw