To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
To cause to make a thumping sound.
The cat thumped its tail in irritation.
To thud or pound.
To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
Dance music thumped from the nightclub entrance.
A dull, heavy sound.
A beating.
He received a thumping from the school bully.
A heavy defeat.
Exceptional in some degree.