thump vs thrash

thrash vs thump

thump and thrash both are nouns.

thump and thrash both are verbs.

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

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

thump: move rhythmically
thrash: beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

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

thump (noun)	thrash (noun)
a heavy blow with the hand	a swimming kick used while treading water
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

thump (verb)	thrash (verb)
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument	give a thrashing to; beat hard
move rhythmically	beat the seeds out of a grain
make a dull sound	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
	dance the slam dance
	move or stir about violently
	beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
	move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

Difference between thump and thrash

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