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thump
What does thump mean?
thump (verb): hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce thump?
/θʌmp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of thump?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “thump” mean?
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Not quite: that's what trim means.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Right! That's what “thump” means.
to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc
Not quite: that's what steer means.
to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage
Not quite: that's what deter means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “thump”?
rival
Not quite: rival means something else.
pound
Right!
climb
Not quite: climb means something else.
trace
Not quite: trace means something else.
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