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thump down

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thump something down
to throw something down so it makes a pounding noise. Nancy thumped the parcel down and caught her breath. She thumped down the parcel.
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Synths from movie Blade Runner thump down as Sean's flat baritone adds a touch of bored beauty - a bit Phil Oakey, a bit Gary Numan.
This is woolly enough to give the impression there will be some consultation but, more likely, the cruise missiles will have long landed before MPs' generous backsides thump down on the leather benches of the House of Commons to discuss the issue.
For some reason it is only on Hennessy day that Newbury comes properly alive, dancing to the tune of the big urban contingent who thump down on the train plus the usual once-a-year smattering of gilded youth having their day out-the massed bands of the under-20s Berkshire privileged enjoying their annual treasure hunt for a chin.
 
 
 
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