Main Entry: 1thump
Pronunciation: \ˈthəmp\
Function: 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 —usually used with out {thumped out a tune on the piano}
2 : pound, knock
3 : whip, thrash
4 : to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner —usually used with out {thumped out a tune on the piano}
intransitive verb
1 a : to inflict a thump b : to make or move with a thumping sound
2 : to make a vigorous endorsement {got a couple of…senators to thump for him — New York Herald Tribune}
2 : to make a vigorous endorsement {got a couple of…senators to thump for him — New York Herald Tribune}
— thump·er noun
