Thump — Defs

01 n. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.

1.
The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.
“The distant forge's swinging thump profound.” — Wordsworth.

“With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one.” — Coleridge.
2.
A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.
“The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock.” — Tatler.

02 v. t. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.

imp. & p. p. Thumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping

1.
To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.
“These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped.” — Shak.

03 v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.

1.
To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.
“A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole.” — Swift.