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Collocations for thump - noun

ADJECTIVE

heavy, loud
dull, muffled, soft

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VERB + thump

give sb/sth (BrE)
She gave the television a good thump, and the picture came back.
feel, hear

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PREPOSITION

with a thump
The sack hit the ground with a loud thump.

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Collocations for thump - verb

1. hit sb/sth with your fist

ADVERB

hard
He thumped Jack hard in the face.
down
He thumped his fist down onto the table.

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PREPOSITION

with
She thumped the desk with her fist.

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2. of the heart

ADVERB

hard, heavily, loudly, painfully, wildly

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VERB + thump

begin to
Her heart began to thump wildly in her chest.

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PREPOSITION

against
He spun around, his heart thumping against his ribs.

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Thump is used with these nouns as the subject:
heart

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Thump is used with these nouns as the object:
chest, fist

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