thump
IPA: θˈʌmp
noun
- A blow that produces a muffled sound.
- The sound of such a blow; a thud.
- (dated, colloquial, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
verb
- (transitive, chiefly UK) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.
- (intransitive) To thud or pound.
- (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
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