to thump sb

  • 11thump|er — «THUHM puhr», noun. 1. a person that thumps. 2. a device for producing a shallow seismic wave to test structural properties of the lunar surface …

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  • 12thump|ing — «THUHM pihng», adjective, adverb. Informal. –adj. very large; great; excellent. –adv. very: »a thumping good time …

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  • 13thump — 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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  • 14thump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, loud ▪ dull, muffled, soft VERB + THUMP ▪ give sb/sth (BrE) …

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  • 15thump — [[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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  • 16thump — be·thump; cal·li·thump; craw·thump·er; thump·er; thump·ing·ly; thump; cal·li·thump·i·an; …

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  • 17thump — 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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  • 18thump — 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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  • 19thump — 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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  • 20thump out — verb beat out a rhythm • Syn: ↑beat out, ↑tap out • Hypernyms: ↑beat • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ …

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