Definition of "thump" in English

noun

1. A blow that produces a muffled sound.

2. The sound of such a blow; a thud.

3. (dated, colloquial, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.

   • Where the thump have you been?!

4. (mining) Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).

verb

1. (transitive, chiefly UK) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

2. (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.

   • The cat thumped its tail in irritation.

3. (intransitive) To thud or pound.

4. (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

   • Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance.

5. (intransitive) (of a rabbit) to hit the ground with the back legs to signal agitation.