thump

  • 11thump — I UK [θʌmp] / US verb Word forms thump : present tense I/you/we/they thump he/she/it thumps present participle thumping past tense thumped past participle thumped * 1) a) [transitive] to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand)… …

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  • 12thump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, loud ▪ dull, muffled, soft VERB + THUMP ▪ give sb/sth (BrE) …

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  • 13thump — [[t]θʌ̱mp[/t]] thumps, thumping, thumped 1) VERB If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist. [V n] He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over... [V on n] I heard you thumping on the door. N COUNT Thump is… …

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  • 14thump — be·thump; cal·li·thump; craw·thump·er; thump·er; thump·ing·ly; thump; cal·li·thump·i·an; …

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  • 15thump — thump1 [ θʌmp ] verb * 1. ) transitive thump something on/onto/into etc. something to put something somewhere with force and with a loud sound: Maria thumped her bag down on the table. a ) intransitive to hit against something with a low loud… …

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  • 16thump — 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] …

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  • 17thump — 1 verb 1 (T) informal to hit someone very hard with your hand closed: If you don t shut up, I m going to thump you! 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to make a dull loud sound by beating or falling against a surface (+… …

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  • 18thump — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1548 transitive verb 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… …

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  • 19thump — 1. verb 1) he thumped the policeman Syn: hit, punch, strike, smack; informal whack, wallop, bash, biff, bop, clobber; Brit.; informal slosh; N.Amer.; informal slug 2) her hear …

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  • 20thump — [θʌmp] verb I 1) [T] to hit someone or something with your FIST (= closed hand) Syn: punch 2) [I] if your heart is thumping, you can feel it beating very fast, for example because you are frightened or excited II noun [C] thump [θʌmp] 1) a low… …

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