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See more synonyms for bang on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
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. Show More
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. Show More
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. Show More
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. Show More
bang off , Chiefly British Slang immediately; right away. bang on , Chiefly British Slang terrific; marvelous; just right: That hat is absolutely bang on. Show More
Origin of bang 1 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
Often bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead. Show More
to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead. to dock (the tail of a horse or dog). Show More
Origin of bang 2 1860–65, Americanism ; short for
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Related Words for banging rattle ,
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boom Examples from the Web for banging Historical Examples of banging Banging and ripping and tearing, the outer door was slowly forced.
Banging it down on Muriels lap, she sprawled helplessly between Muriel and Veronica.
Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
Banging the desk angrily with his fist, he shouted: "I want something done!"
Banging the door in the lad's face, he dashed along the passage and opened the kitchen door.
British Dictionary definitions for banging 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; thump he gave the ball a bang informal a startling or sudden effect he 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 successfully the party went with a bang Show More
to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump to bang one's head to move noisily or clumsily to 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 vigorously he 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 money this option offers more bang for your buck bang goes informal that is the end of bang goes my job in Wapping bang one's head against a brick wall to try to achieve something impossible Show More
with a sudden impact or effect bang went his hopes of winning ; the car drove bang into a lamp-post precisely bang in the middle of the road bang to rights slang caught red-handed go bang to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noise See also bang up Show More
Word Origin for bang C16: from Old Norse bang , banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative origin
a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead Show More
to cut (the hair) in such a style to dock (the tail of a horse, etc) Show More
Word Origin for bang C19: probably short for bangtail short tail
a variant spelling of bhang Show More
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Word Origin and History for banging v. 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.
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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. Show More
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Idioms and Phrases with banging 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 Show More
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