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21thump — 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… …
22thump — 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 …
23thump out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thump out : present tense I/you/we/they thump out he/she/it thumps out present participle thumping out past tense thumped out past participle thumped out informal to play a tune very loudly, especially on the… …
24thump — [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… …
25thump — thumper, n. /thump/, n. 1. a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock. 2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow. v.t. 3. to strike or beat with something thick and heavy, so as to produce a dull sound; pound …
26thump — 1. noun a) a blow that produces a muffled sound b) the sound of such a blow; a thud 2. verb a) to hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump …
27thump — (of a male) to copulate with Then and now, with the usual violent imagery: Jump her and thump her. (Shakespeare, The Winter s Tale) Well, if I d had my way, he d still have been thumping her every night. (Fraser, 1973) …
28thump something out — play a tune on a piano enthusiastically but heavy handedly. → thump …
29thump — verb 1》 hit heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement. ↘put down forcefully, noisily, or decisively. ↘(of a person s heart or pulse) beat or pulsate strongly. 2》 (thump something out) play a tune on a piano enthusiastically… …
30thump — 1. verb 1) the two men kicked and thumped him Syn: hit, strike, beat, batter, pound, knock, rap, smack, thwack, pummel, punch, thrash, cuff, box someone s ears; informal bash, bop, clout, clobber …
