thump vs pulsate

thump is a noun but pulsate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thump	Yes	No	Yes	No
pulsate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pulsate is a hyponym of thump; that is, pulsate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thump:

Other hyponyms of thump include pulse, throb, flutter, palpitate, thrash, flap.

thump (noun)	pulsate (noun)
a heavy blow with the hand
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

thump (verb)	pulsate (verb)
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
move rhythmically	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
make a dull sound	move with or as if with a regular alternating motion