Dictionary Entry
thump
thump is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.
- 2noun
A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.
- 3transitive verb
To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.
- 4intransitive verb
To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.
- 5noun
a heavy blow with the hand
- 6noun
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- 7verb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- 8verb
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"
- 9verb
make a dull sound
"the knocker thudded against the front door"
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