thumps

NOUN

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

thud

STRONG

bang beat blow bop ding drub knock pound punch smack sound strike stump throb thwack wallop whack whop

NOUN, VERB

dull crash; dull sound

Synonyms

WEAK

bang beat blow clonk clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thunk thwack wallop whack

Example Sentences

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Gloria, 43, fights "saddlebag thighs" and "dowager's hump" with such exercises as Double Hip Spanks, Thigh Thumps, Chin-to-Knee Bounces and the Pectoral Fling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thumps in the horse is similar to hiccoughs in man although in all cases the peculiar noise is not made in the throat of the horse.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Thumps against the door as the pursuing globes ran up against it.

From The Beast of Space by Hardart, F.E.

"Thumps" is generally thought by the inexperienced to be a palpitation of the heart.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Thumps Cause.—Too liberal feeding and lack of exercise, resulting in poor digestion.

From Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry by Pratt Food Co.