THUMP

thump. Thump, v. to beat or fall with a dull heavy blow

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Thump (?), n. [[Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v.t.]] 1. 1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.
The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge. 2. 2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.
The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler.