bang into

Save This Word!

See synonyms for bang into on Thesaurus.com

Crash noisily into, collide with, as in A clumsy fellow, Bill was always banging into furniture. [Early 1700s]

Strike heavily so as to drive in; also, persuade. For example, I've been banging nails into the siding all day, or I can't seem to bang it into his head that time is precious. The literal usage dates from the mid-1500s, the figurative from the second half of the 1800s. Also see bump into.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby bang into

bang away, bang-bang, banger, bang for the buck, bangin', bang into, Bangka, Bangkok, Bangla, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi

How to use bang into in a sentence

Did the French monarchy end not with a bang—or a whimper—but a smile?
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles|William O’Connor|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More clumsily, fireworks stand in for the Big Bang and a potato and peas are invoked to explain relativity.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This professional seducer, of sorts, has been pictured holding a T-shirt reading “Diss Fatties, Bang Hotties.”
‘Pick-Up Artist’ to Be Banned from UK|Tom Sykes|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As ends of eras go, he recalls, it was mostly whimper and not much bang.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall|William O’Connor|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1996, John Paul II called the Big Bang theory “more than a hypothesis.”
Even the Pope Isn’t a Hard-Core Creationist|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bang went the fragile bulb, as it splintered into a thousand atoms, and the mercury shot in sparkling globules over the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Garnache closed the door upon him with a bang, and smiled quietly as he turned to Valerie.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Miss Boutts replied that they were too busy in the daytime, but were asked once a week to a "bang-up" affair.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Immediately the door was opened just enough to let the two men glide in; then it was shut with a bang and bolted.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna's dripping mackintosh.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

bang into

Words nearby bang into

Words related to bang into

How to use bang into in a sentence