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Bang

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Noun

1. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash

a vigorous blow

Example Sentences:
'the sudden knock floored him'
'he took a bash right in his face'
'he got a bang on the head'

2. bam, bang, blast, clap, eruption

a sudden very loud noise

3. bang, fringe

a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

4. bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill

the swift release of a store of affective force

Example Sentences:
'they got a great bang out of it'
'what a boot!'
'he got a quick rush from injecting heroin'
'he does it for kicks'

5. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike

a conspicuous success

Example Sentences:
'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'

Verb

6. bang, slam

strike violently

Example Sentences:
'slam the ball'

7. bang

to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound

Example Sentences:
'One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed'

8. bang, slam

close violently

Example Sentences:
'He slammed the door shut'

9. bang

move noisily

Example Sentences:
'The window banged shut'
'The old man banged around the house'

11. bang, spang

leap, jerk, bang

Example Sentences:
'Bullets spanged into the trees'

Adverb

12. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack

directly

Example Sentences:
'he ran bang into the pole'
'ran slap into her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Bang

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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. informal
a startling or sudden effect
he realized with a bang that he was late
4. slang
an injection of heroin or other narcotic
5. vulgar, slang
an act of sexual intercourse
6.  bang for one's buck
7.  get a bang out of
8.  with a bang
verb
9. 
to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump
to bang one's head
10. 
to move noisily or clumsily
to bang about the house
11. 
to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam
12. (transitive)
to cause to move by hitting vigorously
he banged the ball over the fence
13. 
to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion
14. (transitive) British
a. 
to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling
b. 
to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall
15. vulgar, slang
to have sexual intercourse with
16. (intransitive) slang
to inject heroin, etc
17.  bang one's head against a brick wall
adverb
18. 
with a sudden impact or effect
bang went his hopes of winning
the car drove bang into a lamp-post
19. 
precisely
bang in the middle of the road
20.  bang goes
21.  bang to rights
22.  go bang
noun
1. 
a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead
verb (transitive)
2. 
to cut (the hair) in such a style
3. 
to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)
noun
a variant spelling of bhang

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Bang

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verb transitive
1. 
to hit with a resounding blow; strike hard and noisily
2. 
to shut (a door, window, etc.) noisily
3. 
to handle violently
4.  Vulgar, Slang
to engage in sexual intercourse with
verb intransitive
5. 
to make a loud noise, as through concussion or explosion
6. 
to move noisily or strike sharply (against something)
noun
7. 
a hard, noisy blow or impact
8. 
a loud, sudden noise, as of hitting or exploding
9.  US
a.  Informal
a display of enthusiasm or vigor
to start with a bang
b.  Slang
a thrill; excitement
c.  Informal
sudden force or effectiveness
the idea hit him with a bang
10.  Slang, Vulgar
the act or an instance of sexual intercourse
adverb
11. 
hard, noisily, and suddenly
to run bang against a wall
12. 
suddenly or exactly
be stopped bang in the middle
interjection
13. 
used to suggest the sound of a shot or explosion
verb transitive
1. 
to cut (hair) short and straight across
noun
2.  [usually pl.]
banged hair across the forehead
noun
bhang

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Bang

see synonyms of bang
n.
1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.
2. A sudden loud blow or bump.
3. Informal A sudden burst of action: The campaign started off with a bang.
4. Slang A sense of excitement; a thrill: We got a bang out of watching the old movies.
v. banged, bang·ing, bangs
v. tr.
1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump.
2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam.
3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in the kitchen.
4. Informal To turn in (a specific direction or along a course), especially suddenly: bang a left onto Boylston Street.
5. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
v. intr.
1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise.
2. To crash noisily against or into something: My elbow banged against the door.
adv.
1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the target.
2. Suddenly; abruptly: cut the conversation bang off.
interj.
Used to indicate the sound of an explosion or collision.
n.
often bangs A fringe of hair that hangs over the forehead, cut in any of various styles.
tr.v. banged, bang·ing, bangs
To cut (hair) to form bangs.
n.
Variant of bhang.

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