1bang1 (bæŋ
)
Definitions
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; 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
- See get a bang out of
- See with a bang
verb
- 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
- See bang for one's buck
- See bang goes
- See bang one's head against a brick wall
adverb
- 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
- See bang to rights
- See go bang
Word Origin
C16: from Old Norse bang , banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative originSynonyms
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explosion,
report,
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pop,
clash,
crack,
blast,
burst,
boom,
slam,
discharge,
thump,
clap,
thud,
clang,
peal,
detonation,
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blow,
hit,
box,
knock,
stroke,
punch,
belt,
rap,
bump,
bash,
sock,
smack,
thump,
buffet,
clout,
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wallop,
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tonk,
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=
hit,
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strike,
crash,
knock,
belt,
hammer,
slam,
rap,
bump,
bash,
thump,
clatter,
pummel,
tonk,
beat or knock seven bells out of
=
completely,
quite,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
absolutely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
every inch,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent
down to the ground,
=
suddenly,
promptly,
instantly,
abruptly,
all of a sudden,
all at once,
without warning,
in a flash,
in an instant,
on the spur of the moment,
2bang2 (bæŋ)
Definitions
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
C19: probably short for bangtail short tailbhang or bang(bæŋ)
Definitions
noun
- a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India See also cannabis
Word Origin
C16: from Hindi bhāngTranslations
- British English:
bang
A bang is a sudden loud noise such as an explosion.I heard four or five loud bangs.bæŋ NOUN I heard four or five loud bangs.
- Spanish:
estallido
nm
- French:
détonation
nf
- German:
Knall
nm
- Chinese: 巨响 n
- Arabic: خَبْطَة n
- Portuguese: batida nf
- Russian: громкий удар nm
- Croatian: prasak nm
- Czech: rána nf
- Danish: brag nnt
- Dutch: klap nm
- Finnish: pamahdus n
- Greek: κρότος nm
- Italian: scoppio nm
- Japanese: 砲声 n
- Korean: 쾅하는 소리 n
- Norwegian: smell nnt
- Polish: huk nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: explosão nf
- European Spanish:
estallido
nm
- Swedish: smäll nutr
- Thai: เสียงดังมาก n
- Turkish: patlama sesi n
- Vietnamese: tiếng nổ lớn n
- British English:
bang
If you bang something such as a door, or if it bangs, it closes suddenly with a loud noise.The door banged shut behind them.bæŋ VERB The door banged shut behind them.
- Spanish:
golpear
v
- French:
cogner
vt
- German:
knallen
v
- Chinese: 重击 v
- Arabic: يَصْفِقُ v
- Portuguese: bater v
- Russian: ударять v
- Croatian: lupati v
- Czech: bouchnout v bouchat
- Danish: smække v
- Dutch: knallen v
- Finnish: pamahtaa v
- Greek: κροτώ v
- Italian: sbattere v
- Japanese: バンと打つ v
- Korean: 큰 소리가 나게 치다 v
- Norwegian: banke v
- Polish: trzasnąć v trzaskać
- Brazilian Portuguese: bater v
- European Spanish:
golpear
v
- Swedish: banka v
- Thai: ตีอย่างแรง ปิดอย่างแรง v
- Turkish: patlamak v
- Vietnamese: nổ lớn v
Usage examples
Halfway across the lot he heard the door of the hall swing open then bang shut again.
, AMAGANSETT (2004)I was down below, and then bang the boat got hit by a huge wave.
Yachting Boating World (2004)Her husband put Styrofoam on the garage wall so that he doesn't bang the car door when he gets out.
Globe and Mail (2003)It's not a case of being bang up-to-date in terms of fashion.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There is no place in the model for negative time, no time before the big bang , none after the big crunch.
, The Fontana history of Astronomy and Cosmology (1994)