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bang

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[bang]

noun

  1. a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.

  2. a resounding stroke or blow.

    a nasty bang on the head.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  3. Informal.a sudden movement or show of energy.

    He started with a bang.

  4. energy; vitality; spirit.

    The bang has gone out of my work.

  5. Informal.sudden or intense pleasure; thrill; excitement.

    a big bang out of seeing movies.

  6. Slang: Vulgar.an act or instance of sexual intercourse.

  7. Printing and Computer Slang.an exclamation point.



verb (used with object)

  1. to strike or beat resoundingly; pound.

    to bang a door.

  2. to hit or bump painfully.

    to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.

  3. to throw or set down roughly; slam.

    He banged the plates on the table.

  4. Slang: Vulgar.to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object)

  1. to strike violently or noisily.

    to bang on the door.

  2. to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow.

    The guns banged all night.

  3. Slang: Vulgar.to have sexual intercourse.

adverb

  1. suddenly and loudly; abruptly or violently.

    She fell bang against the wall.

  2. precisely; directly; right.

    He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.

verb phrase

  1. to damage.

    A passing car banged up our fender.

  2. to collide with; bump into.

    The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.

bang

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[bang]

noun

  1. Usually bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.

  2. to dock (the tail of a horse or dog).

bang

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[bang]

noun

  1. bhang.

bang

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/ æŋ /

noun

  1. a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun

  2. a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump

    he gave the ball a bang

  3. informala startling or sudden effect

    he realized with a bang that he was late

  4. slangan injection of heroin or other narcotic

  5. tabooan act of sexual intercourse

  6. slangto experience a thrill or excitement from

  7. successfully

    the party went with a bang

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verb

  1. to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump

    to bang one's head

  2. to move noisily or clumsily

    to bang about the house

  3. to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam

  4. (tr) to cause to move by hitting vigorously

    he banged the ball over the fence

  5. to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion

  6. (tr)

    1. to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling

    2. to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall

  7. tabooto have sexual intercourse with

  8. slang(intr) to inject heroin, etc

  9. informalvalue for money

    this option offers more bang for your buck

  10. informalthat is the end of

    bang goes my job in Wapping

  11. to try to achieve something impossible

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. with a sudden impact or effect

    bang went his hopes of winning

    the car drove bang into a lamp-post

  2. precisely

    bang in the middle of the road

  3. slangcaught red-handed

  4. to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noise See also bang up

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bang

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/ æŋ /

noun

  1. a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cut (the hair) in such a style

  2. to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)

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bang

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/ æŋ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of bhang

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bang1

First recorded in 1540–50; 1930–35 bang 1 for def. 5; compare Old Norse banga ”to beat, hammer,” Low German bangen “to strike, beat,” German dialect banken; perhaps originally imitative

Origin of bang2

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; short for bangtail
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bang1

C16: from Old Norse bang , banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative origin

Origin of bang2

C19: probably short for bangtail short tail
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. bang to rights, dead to rights.

    They caught us bang to rights, so there was no point pretending we were innocent.

  2. bang off, immediately; right away.

  3. bang on, terrific; marvelous; just right.

    That hat is absolutely bang on.

In addition to the idioms beginning with bang, also see beat (bang) one's head against the wall; get a bang out of; go over big (with a bang); more bang for the buck.
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Example Sentences

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"There was a huge bang and a horrible screeching sound. Next thing we knew, we were under huge boulders, stuck without anywhere to go," he says.

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It's unclear what prompted the mayday call, but the flight's sole survivor has told Indian media that he heard a loud bang as the plane struggled to gain altitude.

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Officials eventually deployed flash bangs and tear gas to push past the crowd - one of the first protests in the LA area as the spate of immigration raids kicked off.

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“They’re writing every season as if they want to go out with a bang, which is why it’s really compelling,” Abela says.

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CHP officers responded by firing flash bang rounds above the crowd.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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