thump
verb /θʌmp/
/θʌmp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they thump | /θʌmp/ /θʌmp/ |
| he / she / it thumps | /θʌmps/ /θʌmps/ |
| past simple thumped | /θʌmpt/ /θʌmpt/ |
| past participle thumped | /θʌmpt/ /θʌmpt/ |
| -ing form thumping | /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] thump (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.) to hit somebody/something hard, especially with your closed hand
- 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.
- (informal, figurative) He thumped out a tune (= played it very loudly) on the piano.
Extra Examples- He thumped Jack hard in the face.
- She thumped the desk with her fist.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- down
- with
- [intransitive, transitive] to fall on or hit a surface hard, with a loud sound; to make something do this
- + adv./prep. A bird thumped against the window.
- thump something + adv./prep. He thumped the report down on my desk.
- [intransitive] to beat strongly
- My heart was thumping with excitement.
- He spun around, his heart thumping against his ribs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- heavily
- loudly
- …
- begin to
- against
see also tub-thumping
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.