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noun

Definition of thudsnext
plural of thud
as in thumps
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes

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thuds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thud
as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something the snowball thudded against the side of my car

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  1. punches
  2. slams
  3. pounds
Noun
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of punches
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Painstaking recovery, after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, the Southeast reels from a second disaster in two weeks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
Noun
  • Both massive drones are based on the Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter—the world’s best-seller—with a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 pounds.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Newborns can weigh as little as 10 pounds.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounds
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