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BANG
bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt
(adverb) directly; “he ran bang into the pole”; “ran slap into her”
hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang
(noun) a conspicuous success; “that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”; “that new Broadway show is a real smasher”; “the party went with a bang”
bang, fringe
(noun) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
(noun) a sudden very loud noise
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt
(noun) a vigorous blow; “the sudden knock floored him”; “he took a bash right in his face”; “he got a bang on the head”
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force; “they got a great bang out of it”; “what a boot!”; “he got a quick rush from injecting heroin”; “he does it for kicks”
spang, bang
(verb) leap, jerk, bang; “Bullets spanged into the trees”
slam, bang
(verb) strike violently; “slam the ball”
slam, bang
(verb) close violently; “He slammed the door shut”
bang
(verb) move noisily; “The window banged shut”; “The old man banged around the house”
bang
(verb) to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; “One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bang (plural bangs)
A sudden percussive noise.
A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
An explosion.
(US, archaic) synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
(US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
(vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
(slang, mining) An explosive product.
(slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug). [from 20th c.]
(slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
(Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
(slang) A thrill.
Synonyms
• strike, blow
• explosion
• (the symbol !): exclamation point, exclamation mark
Antonyms
• (abrupt left turn): hang
Verb
bang (third-person singular simple present bangs, present participle banging, simple past and past participle banged)
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
(ambitransitive) To hit hard.
(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: nail, do it, have sex, Thesaurus:copulate, Thesaurus:copulate with
(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
Adverb
bang (comparative more bang, superlative most bang)
Right, directly.
Precisely.
With a sudden impact.
Interjection
bang
A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
Etymology 2
Noun
bang (uncountable)
Alternative form of bhang (“cannabis”)
Anagrams
• BGAN
Source: Wiktionary
Bang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging.] Etym: [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw.bĂĄngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.]
1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak.
2. To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
Bang, v. i.
Definition: To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
Bang, n.
1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.
2. The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
Bang, v. t.
Definition: To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.
Bang, n.
Definition: The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn. His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.
Bang, Bangue, n.
Definition: See Bhang.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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