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Noun thunder has 3 senses

boom, roar, roaring, thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise
--₁ is a kind of noise

Derived forms: verb thunder₄, verb thunder₂, verb thunder₁
thunder - a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
--₂ is a kind of noise
--₂ has particulars: thunderclap
Derived form: verb thunder₃
big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder - street names for heroin
--₃ is a kind of heroin, diacetylmorphine

Verb thunder has 4 senses

thunder - move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
--₁ is one way to move

Derived form: noun thunder₁
Sample sentences:
Cars thunder in the streets
The streets thunder with cars
thunder, roar - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
--₂ is one way to shout

Derived form: noun thunder₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
thunder, boom - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

Derived form: noun thunder₂
Sample sentence:
It was thundering all day long
thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
--₄ is one way to roar, howl

Derived forms: noun thunder₁, noun thunderer₂
Sample sentence:
The cars thunder down the avenue