thrash vs thump

thrash

noun
  • A beat or blow; the sound of beating. 

  • thrash metal 

verb
  • To defeat utterly. 

  • To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result. 

  • In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system. 

  • To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour. 

  • To beat mercilessly. 

  • To thresh. 

thump

noun
  • The sound of such a blow; a thud. 

  • A blow that produces a muffled sound. 

verb
  • To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound. 

  • To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump. 

  • To cause to make a thumping sound. 

  • To thud or pound. 

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