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thump
(thŭmp)n.
1. A blow, as with a blunt object.
2. A muffled sound, as that produced by beating with a blunt object; a thud.
v. thumped, thump·ing, thumps
v.tr.
1.
a. To beat so as to produce a thump or thumps: thumped the desk with her fist.
b. To move or cause to strike with a thump or thumps: thumped the book on the table.
2. Informal To defeat soundly; drub.
v.intr.
1.
a. To hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump or thumps: The book thumped on the floor.
b. To move or collide with a thump or thumps: I thumped up the stairs.
2. To beat or throb audibly: His heart thumped with fear.
[Probably of imitative origin.]
thump′er n.
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thump
(θʌmp)n
1. the sound of a heavy solid body hitting or pounding a comparatively soft surface
2. a heavy blow with the hand: he gave me a thump on the back.
vb
3. (tr) to strike or beat heavily; pound
4. (intr) to throb, beat, or pound violently: his heart thumped with excitement.
[C16: related to Icelandic, Swedish dialect dumpa to thump; see thud, bump]
ˈthumper n
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thump
(θʌmp)n.
1. a blow or knock with a heavy object, producing a dull sound.
2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow.
v.t. 3. to strike or beat with a heavy object, so as to produce a dull sound; pound.
4. (of an object) to strike against (something) heavily and noisily.
5. to thrash severely.
v.i. 6. to strike or fall heavily, with a dull sound.
7. to palpitate or beat violently, as the heart.
[1530–40; imitative]
thump′er, n.
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thump
Past participle: thumped
Gerund: thumping
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| Noun | 1. |  thump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| 2. | thump - a heavy blow with the hand blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. | thump - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" |
| 2. | thump - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" | |
| 3. | thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
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Translations
ضَرْبَةٌ على الرأسيَخْبُط بِصَوْتٍ كَتوميَطْرُقُ
bouchnutíbušitpraštit
dunkdunkehamre
tömähdys
udarati
ököllel üt
òunkt högg, dynkurslá meî e-u òungu; detta meî dynk
ゴツンと打つ
탁 치다
šlumštelėtismarkus smūgis
belziensbelztnobūkšķēt
razbijatiudariti
dunka
ทุบ
đập
thump
[θʌmp]A. N (= blow) → golpetazo m, porrazo m; (= noise of fall etc) → golpetazo m
it came down with a thump → cayó dando un golpetazo
it came down with a thump → cayó dando un golpetazo
B. VT (= hit hard) → golpear; (accidentally) [+ head etc] → dar or topar con; (= put down heavily) → poner or (frm) deponer violentamente
to thump sb → pegar un puñetazo a algn
to thump the table → golpear la mesa, dar golpes en la mesa
he thumped me on the back → me dio un golpetazo en la espalda
to thump out a tune on the piano → tocar una melodía aporreando el piano
to thump sb → pegar un puñetazo a algn
to thump the table → golpear la mesa, dar golpes en la mesa
he thumped me on the back → me dio un golpetazo en la espalda
to thump out a tune on the piano → tocar una melodía aporreando el piano
C. VI
1. [person] (on door, table) → dar golpes, aporrear; [heart] (= pound) → latir con fuerza; [machine] → vibrar con violencia
someone was thumping on the door → había alguien dando golpes a or aporreando la puerta
someone was thumping on the door → había alguien dando golpes a or aporreando la puerta
2. (= move heavily) he thumped upstairs → subió pesadamente las escaleras
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thump
[ˈθʌmp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thump
vt table → klopfen or schlagen auf (+acc); door → klopfen or schlagen an (+acc); (esp Brit inf) person → verhauen (inf); (repeatedly) → trommeln auf/an (+acc); (accidentally) one’s head → sich (dat) → anschlagen or anhauen (inf); (dog) tail → klopfen mit; he thumped his fist on the desk → er donnerte die Faust auf den Tisch; he thumped his chest → er schlug sich (dat) → auf die Brust; he thumped the box down on my desk → er knallte die Schachtel auf meinen Tisch; the prisoners started thumping their stools on the floor → die Gefangenen schlugen mit ihren Hockern auf den Boden; I thumped him (one) on the nose (esp Brit inf) → ich habe ihm eins auf die Nase verpasst (inf); I’ll thump you (one) if you don’t shut up (esp Brit inf) → wenn du nicht gleich den Mund hältst, knallts (inf)
vi (person) → schlagen; (heart) → heftig schlagen or pochen; (= move heavily) → stapfen; (object: = fall loudly) → plumpsen (inf); he thumped on the door/table → er schlug gegen or an die Tür/auf den Tisch; ask the people upstairs to stop thumping around → sag den Leuten über uns, sie sollen aufhören herumzutrampeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thump
[θʌmp]3. vi (person, on door, table) → picchiare, battere; (move heavily) → camminare pesantemente; (pound, heart) → battere forte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thump
(θamp) noun (the sound of) a heavy blow or hit. They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.
verb to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thump
→ يَطْرُقُ praštit dunke schlagen βαριοχτυπώ aporrear tömähdys cogner udarati battere ゴツンと打つ 탁 치다 dreunen banke (på) uderzyć pancada глухой звук dunka ทุบ güm güm vurmak đập 重击Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
thump
n golpe m; precordial — golpe precordialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.