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[1] a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
[2] a resounding stroke or blow: a nasty bang on the head.
[3] Informal . a sudden movement or show of energy: He started with a bang.
[4] energy; vitality; spirit: The bang has gone out of my work.
[5] Informal . sudden or intense pleasure; thrill; excitement: a big bang out of seeing movies.
[6] Slang : Vulgar . sexual intercourse.
[7] Printing and Computer Slang . an exclamation point.
[8] to strike or beat resoundingly; pound: to bang a door.
[9] to hit or bump painfully: to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.
[10] to throw or set down roughly; slam: He banged the plates on the table.
[11] Slang : Vulgar . to have sexual intercourse with.
[12] to strike violently or noisily: to bang on the door.
[13] to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow: The guns banged all night.
[14] Slang : Vulgar . to have sexual intercourse.
[15] suddenly and loudly; abruptly or violently: She fell bang against the wall.
[16] directly; precisely; right: He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.
[17] bang into , to collide with; bump into: The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.
[18] bang up , to damage: A passing car banged up our fender.
[19] bang off , Chiefly British Slang . immediately; right away.
[20] bang on , Chiefly British Slang . terrific; marvelous; just right: That hat is absolutely bang on.
[21] Often bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
[22] to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.
[23] to dock (the tail of a horse or dog).
[24] bhang.
[25] a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
[26] a water pipe.
[27] a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun
[28] a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump he gave the ball a bang
[29] informal a startling or sudden effect he realized with a bang that he was late
[30] slang an injection of heroin or other narcotic
[31] taboo , slang an act of sexual intercourse
[32] get a bang out of US and Canadian slang to experience a thrill or excitement from
[33] with a bang successfully the party went with a bang
[34] to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump to bang one's head
[35] to move noisily or clumsily to bang about the house
[36] to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam
[37] (tr) to cause to move by hitting vigorously he banged the ball over the fence
[38] to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion
[39] (tr) British to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall
[40] taboo , slang to have sexual intercourse with
[41] (intr) slang to inject heroin, etc
[42] bang for one's buck informal value for money this option offers more bang for your buck
[43] bang goes informal that is the end of bang goes my job in Wapping
[44] bang one's head against a brick wall to try to achieve something impossible
[45] with a sudden impact or effect bang went his hopes of winning ; the car drove bang into a lamp-post
[46] precisely bang in the middle of the road
[47] bang to rights slang caught red-handed
[48] go bang to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noise See also bang up
[49] a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead
[50] to cut (the hair) in such a style
[51] to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)
[52] a variant spelling of bhang
[53] a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India See also cannabis

Words related to Bang

smack, roar, rumble, thud, thump, bump, rattle, clang, knock, smash, collide, slam, rap, whack, bash, straight, sound, wham, shot, clash

Words nearby Bang

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Origin of Bang

hang1555–65; < Hindi bhāng < Sanskrit bhangā hemp

Word origin for Bang

hangC16: from Hindi bhāng

Synonyms for Bang

smack, straight, abruptly, hard, head on, headlong, noisily, precisely, suddenly