Shot and Thump

Shot

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Thump and shot are semantically related in impact topic. In some cases you can use "Thump" instead a noun "Shot", when it comes to topics like strike.

Thump

Thump noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Synonyms for Thump

Shot and thump are semantically related in impact topic. Sometimes you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Thump", if it concerns topics such as strike.

Nearby Words: thumping, thumped, thumper

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good	good shot	good thump
single	single shot	single thump
blank	blank shot	blank thump
horrible	horrible shot	horrible thump

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Even after the "thump" of a fallen body, you didn't know who'd been shot until the survivor(s) actually spoke aloud.

Source: Bait-and-Switch Gunshot
According to the legend, this is so that no man would know who fired the fatal shot, but fact is the telltale thump from the live round would be a dead giveaway to whoever ended up shooting it, while the men who fired blanks would know from the lack of felt recoil.

Source: Law of Inverse Recoil

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