n.

1. A blow with a blunt object.
2. The muffled sound produced by or as if by a blow with a blunt object; a thud.

v., thumped, thump·ing, thumps.

v.tr.

1. To beat with or as if with a blunt object so as to produce a muffled sound or thud.
2. Informal. To beat soundly or thoroughly; drub.

v.intr.

1. To hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump; pound.
2. To walk with heavy steps; stump.
3. To throb audibly.

[Probably of imitative origin.]

thumper thump'er n.

noun

A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound: beat, clunk, pound, thud. See attack/defend, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence, strike/miss.

Exaggerated expiratory movement and effort without necessarily any increase in respiratory rate nor evidence of dyspnea.

• diaphragmatic t. — see synchronous diaphragmatic flutter.
• thoracic t. — pumping respiration of pigs with pneumonic pasteurellosis, due possibly to pleuritis.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
  Synonyms: thumping, clump, clunk, thud

Meaning #2: a heavy blow with the hand

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The verb thump has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: move rhythmically
  Synonyms: beat, pound

Meaning #2: make a dull sound
  Synonym: thud

Meaning #3: hit hard with the had, fist, or some heavy instrument
  Synonyms: pound, poke

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dunke, støde, slå, banke, hamre, tæske
v. intr. - dundre
n. - dunk, dumpt og tungt slag

Nederlands (Dutch)
stompen, kwakken/ smijten, bonken, bonzen, opdonder, dreun

Français (French)
v. tr. - donner un coup de poing à (qn), donner un coup de poing sur (table)
v. intr. - battre violemment, résonner, marteler, marcher à pas lourds
n. - (grand) coup, bruit sourd

Deutsch (German)
n. - (dumpfer) Schlag, Plumps, Pochen
v. - heftig pochen, schlagen, hämmern, poltern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλήγμα, χτύπημα, βρόντος, γδούπος, γροθιά
v. - κτυπώ, κοπανάω, βροντοκοπάω, δονούμαι έντονα

Italiano (Italian)
prendere a pugni, picchiare, botta, schianto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - batida (f), golpe (m), pancada (f), soco (m)
v. - esmurrar, bater, latejar, agredir

Русский (Russian)
сильно ударить кого-л., избить кого-л., колошматить кого-л., сильно ударить (по столу и т.д.), сильный удар

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - golpear, aporrear, dar una paliza, dar golpes, latir con fuerza
v. intr. - golpear, aporrear, dar una paliza, dar golpes, latir con fuerza
n. - puñetazo, porrazo, ruido sordo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dunk, slag, stöt, smäll, duns
v. - dunka på, slå på, puckla på, dunka, bulta, hamra, banka

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
重击, 捶击, 使砰然作声, 猛揍, 用力弹奏, 蹬蹬地走, 砰然作声, 砰砰地跳, 重打, 重击声, 砰然声

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重擊, 捶擊, 使砰然作聲, 猛揍, 用力彈奏
v. intr. - 重擊, 捶擊, 蹬蹬地走, 砰然作聲, 砰砰地跳
n. - 重打, 重擊聲, 砰然聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 탁 치다, 후려갈기다, ~에 크게 이기다
v. intr. - 쿵 하고 치다, 쿵쿵거리며 걷다, 두근거리다
n. - 때림, 탁하는 소리, 딸꾹질

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゴツンと打つ, ドシンドシンと歩く, ドシンと音を立てる
n. - 強打, ゴツンという音
adv. - ゴツンと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضرة شيء كليل أو ثقيل (فعل) يضرب محدثا صوتا مكتوما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היכה קשה, בעיקר באגרוף, ניגן בכבדות על פסנתר, פעם חזק‬
v. intr. - ‮רמס בכבדות‬
n. - ‮מהלומה, חבטה, קול חבטה‬

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