thumps

7 definitions • 7 examples

to hit something and cause a noise:

thump on Someone was thumping on the door.

to hit someone with your fist (= closed hand):

He thumped him in the face.

If your head thumps, you can feel pain in strong beats in your head:

When I woke up my mouth was dry and my head was thumping.

If your heart thumps, it beats more strongly and quickly than usual, because of exercise, fear, or excitement:

She stood outside his room, her heart thumping.

the sound of something heavy hitting something:

She fell to the floor with a thump.

an act of thumping someone or something:

give someone a thump If he does that again I'm going to give him a thump (= hit him with my closed hand).

to hit something, making a soft, heavy noise:

[ T ] He thumped his chest.