Thump (verb)

1. To hit or beat with a heavy impact, often producing a dull sound.
2. To cause to pound or beat rapidly or forcefully.
3. To move heavily and noisily, as if with a thump.
4. To place, drop, or set down heavily or abruptly.
5. To strike (something) with a thump.

Origin:

From middle english thumpen, akin to old norse þumbr, thumb.

Examples:

1. He thumped the table with his fist to emphasize his point.
2. The drummer thumped the snare drum with increasing intensity.
3. The elephant thumped through the jungle, crushing everything in its path.
4. She thumped her bag onto the table and sighed heavily.
5. He thumped the ball with his foot and it flew over the goalpost.