thump

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of striking an object with the hand or a tool, producing a sharp, resonant sound.

  - "He gave the table a good thump."
  - "The drummer gave a powerful thump on the bass drum."

• Noun

  A sharp, resonant sound produced by striking an object.

  - "The sound of the thump echoed through the room."
  - "The thunder produced a series of loud thumps."

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Pronunciation

1. /θʌmp/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with thump
jump , bump , lump , plump , pump , hump , grump , humps , jumps

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Variants

List of all variants of thump that leads to same result
thump , thumped , thumper , thumpers , thumping , thumps , tub-thump , tub-thumped , tub-thumper , tub-thumpers , tub-thumping , tub-thumps

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Etymology

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Old English thumpan, thoptian, from thop, thoppa a blow, a thump.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'thump' appears in the title of the 1954 children's book 'The Thumpetty Thump Thump' by Dorothy Ann Theaker.

2. The sound of a thump can be used to measure the density of a material by comparing the pitch of the resulting sound to that of a reference material.

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Related Concepts

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1. strike: The act of hitting or attacking something with force.

2. sound: A vibration that travels through the air or another medium and can be heard when a source of the vibration is disturbed.

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Culture

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In literature, the sound of a thump can be used to create tension or suspense, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. In music, a thump can refer to a rhythmic pattern, as in the 'thump' of a bassline.

How to Memorize "thump"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine striking an object with your hand and hearing the resulting thump.
   - Visualize the vibrations traveling through the air after the thump.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'thump' with the sound of a hammer hitting a nail.
   - Associate the word 'thump' with the sound of a heartbeat.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Think of the 'T' in 'thump' as representing 'Tap' or 'Touch'.
   - Remember that 'thump' starts with the letter 'T'.

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