Thump

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.

II. Thump ·vt To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.

III. Thump ·noun The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.

IV. Thump ·vi To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to Pound.