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Thud

//ˈθʌd// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of a dull impact.

    "These were but the thoughts of a second, but the voices were nearer, and I heard a dull thud far up the passage, and knew that a man had jumped down from the churchyard into the hole."

  2. 2
    Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter. US, dated, slang

    "The aircraft with the most threatening mission and highest loss rate was the F-105 Thunderchief. Of 833 "Thuds" built, 382 were lost between 1965-1972."

  3. 3
    a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) wordnet
  4. 4
    A hard, dull impact.

    "Sinclair told the B.A.R. [Bay Area Reporter] he felt the thud of the pistol on his left cheek about a 100 feet from his car, […]"

  5. 5
    A slower, dull impact with a wide surface area.

    "Pillowcase whippings offer the look and feel of a flagellatio scene’s atmosphere, mood, and psychology while involving only very mild amounts of pain. (A pillowcase is almost all “thud” and very little “sting” in the sensations it creates.)"

Verb
  1. 1
    To make the sound of a dull impact. intransitive

    "At the same instant two arrows thudded into the carcass of the deer over which he knelt, passing but a few inches from his head."

  2. 2
    strike with a dull sound wordnet
  3. 3
    make a dull sound wordnet
  4. 4
    make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter”), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press”), Old English þēowan (“to press”), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter”), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press”), Old English þēowan (“to press”), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).

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