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noun

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

a resounding stroke or blow: a nasty bang on the head.

Informal. a sudden movement or show of energy: He started with a bang.

energy; vitality; spirit: The bang has gone out of my work.

Informal. sudden or intense pleasure; thrill; excitement: a big bang out of seeing movies.

Slang: Vulgar. sexual intercourse.

Printing and Computer Slang. an exclamation point.

verb (used with object)

to strike or beat resoundingly; pound: to bang a door.

to hit or bump painfully: to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.

to throw or set down roughly; slam: He banged the plates on the table.

Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object)

to strike violently or noisily: to bang on the door.

to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow: The guns banged all night.

Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.

adverb

suddenly and loudly; abruptly or violently: She fell bang against the wall.

directly; precisely; right: He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.

Verb Phrases

bang into, to collide with; bump into: The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.

bang up, to damage: A passing car banged up our fender.

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bang off, Chiefly British Slang. immediately; right away.

bang on, Chiefly British Slang. terrific; marvelous; just right: That hat is absolutely bang on.

Origin of bang

1540–50; 1930–35 for def 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect banken; perhaps orig. imitative

SYNONYMS FOR bang

2. smack, clout, box, wallop, sock, bash, cuff.

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bang

[ bang ]

/ bæŋ /

noun

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

verb (used with object)

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

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

Origin of bang

1860–65, Americanism; short for bangtail

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Examples from the Web for banging

Banging the door in the lad's face, he dashed along the passage and opened the kitchen door.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
The Story of a Stuffed Elephant|Laura Lee Hope
Banging the desk angrily with his fist, he shouted: "I want something done!"
The Third Degree|Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
Banging and ripping and tearing, the outer door was slowly forced.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve

Banging it down on Muriels lap, she sprawled helplessly between Muriel and Veronica.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester

British Dictionary definitions for banging

bang

/ (bæŋ) /

noun

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

a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thumphe gave the ball a bang

informal a startling or sudden effecthe realized with a bang that he was late

slang an injection of heroin or other narcotic

taboo, slang an act of sexual intercourse

get a bang out of US and Canadian slang to experience a thrill or excitement from

with a bang successfullythe party went with a bang

verb

to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bumpto bang one's head

to move noisily or clumsilyto bang about the house

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

(tr) to cause to move by hitting vigorouslyhe banged the ball over the fence

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

(tr) British

to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling
to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall

taboo, slang to have sexual intercourse with

(intr) slang to inject heroin, etc

bang for one's buck informal value for moneythis option offers more bang for your buck

bang goes informal that is the end ofbang goes my job in Wapping

bang one's head against a brick wall to try to achieve something impossible

adverb

with a sudden impact or effectbang went his hopes of winning; the car drove bang into a lamp-post

preciselybang in the middle of the road

bang to rights slang caught red-handed

go bang to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noiseSee also bang up

Word Origin for bang

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

bang

/ (bæŋ) /

noun

a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead

verb (tr)

to cut (the hair) in such a style

to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)

Word Origin for bang

C19: probably short for bangtail short tail

bang

/ (bæŋ) /

noun

a variant spelling of bhang

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Word Origin and History for banging

bang

1540s, "to strike hard with a loud blow," from a Scandinavian sourse akin to Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin. Slang meaning "have sexual intercourse with" first recorded 1937. Bang-up "excellent, first-rate," 1820, probably shortened from phrase bang up to the mark. The noun is recorded from late 16c.

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper

[T.S. Eliot, "Hollow Men," 1925]

Medicine definitions for banging

Bang

[ băng, bäng ]

Bernhard Lauritz Frederik 1848-1932

Danish veterinarian who discovered Brucella abortus, the agent of brucellosis in cattle and of undulant fever in humans.

Idioms and Phrases with banging

bang

In addition to the idioms beginning with bang

bang away
bang for the buck
bang into
bang one's head against
bang out
bang up

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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