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Meaning of 'bang'
Meaning of 'bang' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Bang 
[ n.]
- A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. [ n.]- The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
- The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.
- Alt. of Bangue
2. Bang [ v. i.]
- To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of
blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the
piano. [ v. i.]3. Bang [ v. t.]
- To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence;
to handle roughly. [ v. t.]- To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
- To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
Meaning of 'bang' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bang [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a conspicuous success
- a conspicuous success
Example in sentence:
- that new Broadway show is a real smasher;
- that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career;
- the party went with a bang
Meaning (2):
- a vigorous blow
- a vigorous blow
Example in sentence:
- he got a bang on the head;
- he took a bash right in his face;
- the sudden knock floored him
Meaning (3):
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the swift release of a store of affective force
Example in sentence:
- he does it for kicks;
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin;
- they got a great bang out of it;
- what a boot!
2. bang [ v]
[ v]Meaning (4):
- leap, jerk, bang
- leap, jerk, bang
Example in sentence:
- Bullets spanged into the trees
Meaning (5):
- close violently
- close violently
Example in sentence:
- He slammed the door shut
Meaning (6):
- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
Example in sentence:
- One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed
Meaning (7):
- strike violently
- strike violently
Example in sentence:
- slam the ball
Meaning (8):
- move noisily
- move noisily
Example in sentence:
- The old man banged around the house;
- The window banged shut
Meaning (9):
- have sexual intercourse with
- have sexual intercourse with
Example in sentence:
- Adam knew Eve;
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm;
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
3. bang [ r]
[ r]Meaning (10):
- directly
- directly
Example in sentence:
- he ran bang into the pole;
- ran slap into her
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