bang (redirected from Bang for the Buck)

bang ¹  (bng)

n.

1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.

2. A sudden loud blow or bump.

3. Informal A sudden burst of action: The campaign started off with a bang.

4. Slang A sense of excitement; a thrill: We got a bang out of watching the old movies.

v. banged, bang·ing, bangs

v.tr.

1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump.

2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam.

3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in the kitchen.

4. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise.

2. To crash noisily against or into something: My elbow banged against the door.

adv.

1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the target.

2. Suddenly; abruptly: cut the conversation bang off.

Phrasal Verbs:

bang away

1. To speak or ask questions in a rapid, aggressive manner: reporters banging away at the official during the press conference.

2. To work diligently and often at length: banged away at the project until it was finished.

bang up

To damage extensively: banged up the car.

Idiom:

bang for the/one's buck

Value returned for investment or effort.

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[Probably from Old Norse bang, a hammering.]

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bang ²  (bng)

n.

A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead. Often used in the plural.

tr.v. banged, bang·ing, bangs

To cut (hair) in bangs.

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[From bang.]

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bang ³  (bng)

n.

Variant of bhang.

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bang¹

n

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

2. a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump he gave the ball a bang

3. Informal a startling or sudden effect he realized with a bang that he was late

4. Slang an injection of heroin or other narcotic

5. 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

vb

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

2. to move noisily or clumsily to bang about the house

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

4. (tr) to cause to move by hitting vigorously he banged the ball over the fence

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

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (tr) Brit

a.  to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling

b.  to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall

7. Taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with

8. (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

adv

1. with a sudden impact or effect bang went his hopes of winning the car drove bang into a lamp-post

2. 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

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

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bang²

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead

vb (tr)

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) to cut (the hair) in such a style

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to dock (the tail of a horse, etc.)

[probably short for bangtail short tail]

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bang³

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variant spelling of bhang

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bang - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" bash, smash, knock, belt blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	bang - a sudden very loud noise             clap, bam, blast, eruption noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" water hammer - the banging sound of steam in pipes
	3.	bang - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead fringe coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
	4.	bang - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" thrill, kick, boot, rush, flush, charge excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
	5.	bang - a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" hit, smasher, smash, strike success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" megahit, smash hit, blockbuster - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
Verb	1.	bang - strike violently; "slam the ball" slam hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	bang - to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	bang - close violently; "He slammed the door shut" slam close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
	4.	bang - move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	5.	bang - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, make out, know neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" fornicate - have sex without being married copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
	6.	bang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" spang dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
Adv.	1.	bang - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" slap, smack, bolt, slapdash colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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bang

noun

1. explosion, report, shot, pop, clash, crack, blast, burst, boom, slam, discharge, thump, clap, thud, clang, peal, detonation I heard four or five loud bangs.

2. blow, hit, box, knock, stroke, punch, belt (informal), rap, bump, bash (informal), sock (slang), smack, thump, buffet, clout (informal), cuff, clump (slang), whack, wallop (informal), slosh (Brit. slang), tonk (informal), clomp (slang) a nasty bang on the head

verb

1. resound, beat, crash, burst, boom, echo, drum, explode, thunder, thump, throb, thud, clang The engine spat and banged.

2. slam, crash, thump the sound of doors banging

3. bump, knock, elbow, jostle I didn't mean to bang into you.

4. (often with on) hit, pound, beat, strike, crash, knock, belt (informal), hammer, slam, rap, bump, bash (informal), thump, clatter, pummel, tonk (informal) We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.

adverb

1. exactly, just, straight, square, squarely, precisely, slap, smack, plumb (informal) bang in the middle of the track

2. completely, quite, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, every inch, a hundred per cent, one hundred per cent, down to the ground It's as bang up-to-date as you can get.

3. 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 Email: I click on 'send', and bang, it's there! suddenly

Translations

bang [bæŋ]

A. N (= noise) [of explosion] → estallido m; [of door] → portazo m; [of blow] → porrazo m, golpe m
the door closed with a bang → la puerta se cerró de golpe
to go with a bang it went with a bang → fue todo un éxito
not with a bang but a whimper → no con un estallido sino con un sollozo
to get more bang for the buck or more bangs for your bucks (esp US) → llevarse más por el mismo precio

B. ADV

1. to go bang → hacer ¡pum!, estallar
bang went £10 → adiós 10 libras

2. → justo, exactamente
bang in the middle → justo en(el)medio
I ran bang into a traffic jam → me encontré de repente en un embotellamiento
it hit him bang on the ear → le dio justo en la oreja, le dio en toda la oreja
bang on! → ¡acertado!
the answer was bang on (Brit) → la respuesta dio en el blanco
bang on time (Brit) → a la hora justa
it was bang on target (Brit) → dio justo en el blanco
bang up to date → totalmente al día
to keep bang up to date → mantenerse totalmente al día
this production is bang up to date → este montaje está de rabiosa actualidad

C. VT

1. (= strike) → golpear
to bang the door → dar un portazo
to bang one's head (on sth) → dar con la cabeza(contra algo)
he banged himself against the wall → se dio contra la pared
to bang one's fist on the table → dar un puñetazo en la mesa

2. (= have sex with) → echarse un polvo con, tirarse

D. VI (= explode) → explotar, estallar; (= slam) [door] → cerrarse de golpe
downstairs a door banged → abajo se cerró de golpe una puerta
to bang at or on sth → dar golpes en algo

E. EXCL → ¡pum!; (of a blow) → ¡zas!

bang about bang around VI + ADV → moverse ruidosamente

bang away VI + ADV [guns] → disparar estrepitosamente; [workman] → martillear
she was banging away on the piano → aporreaba el piano

bang down VT + ADV [+ receiver] → colgar de golpe
he banged it down on the table → lo arrojó violentamente sobre la mesa

bang into VI + PREP (= collide with) → chocar con, darse contra

bang on VI + ADV (Brit) to bang on about sth → dar la tabarra con algo

bang out VT + ADV [+ tune] → tocar ruidosamente

bang together VT + ADV [+ heads] → hacer chocar
I'll bang your heads together! → ¡voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos!
the leaders should have their heads banged together → hay que obligar a los jefes a que lleguen a un acuerdo

bang up VT + ADV (Brit) [+ prisoner] → encerrar(en su celda)

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bang [ˈbæŋ ˈbæŋ]

n

(= noise) [gun, firework, explosion] → détonation f; [door] → claquement m
I heard a loud bang → J'ai entendu une forte détonation.
She slammed the door with a bang
BUT Elle a violemment claqué la porte.
to go with a bang [event, party] → être un succès
to begin with a bang → très bien commencer
to go out with a bang → finir sur une bonne note
to go out with a bang not a whimper → finir sur une bonne note plutôt qu'une mauvaise

(= knock, blow) → coup m (violent)
a bang on the head → un coup sur la tête

excl → pan!

vt

(making a noise) [+ door, window] → claquer; [+ table] → frapper sur; [+ drum] → battre
She banged his dinner on the table → Elle posa son dîner violemment sur la table.
see also drum

(= knock) to bang one's elbow → se cogner le coude
I banged my head → Je me suis cogné la tête.

vi

(= make a noise) [gun, firework] → détoner; [door, window] → claquer
to bang at the door, to bang on the door → cogner à la porte
to bang shut [door, window] → claquer

adv (= exactly) to be bang on time → être à l'heure pile
bang in the middle → au beau milieu
to bring sth bang up to date → remettre qch au goût du jour
see also bang-on

bang goes ... → fini(e) ..., adieu ...
Bang goes my chance of promotion! → Finie ma chance de promotion!, Adieu ma chance de promotion!

bang into

vt fus (= knock into, collide with) [+ object] → se cogner contre; [+ person] → se retrouver nez à nez avec

bang on about

vt fus (British) (= keep talking about) → radoter sur
He has been banging on about education reform for years
BUT Cela fait des années qu'il nous rabâche les oreilles > avec les réformes sur l'éducation. → Cela fait des années qu'il radote au sujet des réformes sur l'éducation.

bang out

vt fus

(pejorative) (= produce) → pondre >

bang up

vt sep (British) (= put in prison) → coffrer >
to be banged up in a cell → être coincé(e) > dans une cellule

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bang¹

n

(= noise) → Knall m; (of sth falling) → Plumps m; there was a bang outside → draußen hat es geknallt; to go off with a bang → mit lautem Knall losgehen; (inf: = be a success) → ein Bombenerfolg sein (inf); to get more bang for the buck or more bangs for your bucks (esp US) → etwas für sein Geld geboten kriegen (inf)

(= violent blow) → Schlag m; he gave himself a bang on the shins → er hat sich (dat) → die Schienbeine angeschlagen

(Brit sl: = sex) → Nummer f (inf); to have a bang with somebody → mit jdm bumsen (inf)

adv

to go bang → knallen; (gun also) → peng machen (inf); (balloon) → zerplatzen, peng machen (inf)

(inf: = exactly, directly etc) → voll (inf), → genau; his answer was bang on → seine Antwort war genau richtig; is that right? — bang on → stimmt das? — haargenau; she came bang on time → sie war auf die Sekunde pünktlich; bang up to date → auf dem neuesten Stand; they came bang up against fierce opposition → sie stießen auf heftige Gegenwehr; the whole bang shoot (Brit) → das ganze Zeug (inf); (people) → die ganze Bande (inf)

interj → peng; (of hammer) → klopf; bang goes my chance of promotion (inf) → und tschüs mit der Beförderung (inf), → und das wars dann mit der Beförderung (inf); bang go my dreams of fame and fortune (inf) → und das wars dann mit meinen Träumen von Ruhm und Reichtum (inf)

vt

(= thump) → schlagen, knallen (inf); he banged his fist on the table → er schlug or haute mit der Faust auf den Tisch; I’ll bang your heads together if you don’t shut up! (inf) → wenn ihr nicht ruhig seid, knallts (inf); I felt like banging their heads together (inf) → ich hätte ihnen am liebsten ein paar links und rechts geknallt (inf)

(= shut noisily) door → zuschlagen, zuknallen (inf); you have to bang the door to close it → Sie müssen die Tür richtig zuschlagen

(= hit, knock) head, shin → sich (dat) → anschlagen (→ on an +dat); to bang one’s head etc on something → sich (dat) → den Kopf etc an etw (dat) → anschlagen, mit dem Kopf etc gegen etw knallen (inf)

vi

(door: = shut) → zuschlagen, zuknallen (inf); (fireworks, gun) → knallen; the door was banging in the wind → die Tür schlug im Wind

to bang on or at something → gegen or an etw (acc) → schlagen

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bang²

n (US: = fringe) → Pony m, → Ponyfransen pl; bangs → Ponyfrisur f

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bang¹ [bæŋ]

1. n (noise, of explosion, gun) → scoppio, colpo; (of sth falling) → tonfo; (blow) → botta, colpo
he closed the door with a bang → ha sbattuto la porta
it went with a bang (fam) → è stato una bomba

2. adv to go bang → esplodere, fare bang
to be bang on time (Brit) (fam) → spaccare il secondo
bang went £10 → mi (or gli ) sono volate 10 sterline

3. vt (thump) → battere, picchiare; (hit, knock, slam) → sbattere, battere (violentemente)
he banged the receiver down → ha sbattuto giù il telefono
to bang one's head against a wall (fig) → battere or picchiare la testa contro il muro

4. vi (explode) → scoppiare, esplodere; (slam, door) → sbattere
to bang at/on sth → picchiare a/su qc
to bang at the door → picchiare alla porta
to bang into sth → sbattere contro qc

bang about (fam)

1. vt + adv → sbatacchiare

2. vi → far rumore

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bang¹ [bæŋ]

1. n (noise, of explosion, gun) → scoppio, colpo; (of sth falling) → tonfo; (blow) → botta, colpo
he closed the door with a bang → ha sbattuto la porta
it went with a bang (fam) → è stato una bomba

2. adv to go bang → esplodere, fare bang
to be bang on time (Brit) (fam) → spaccare il secondo
bang went £10 → mi (or gli ) sono volate 10 sterline

3. vt (thump) → battere, picchiare; (hit, knock, slam) → sbattere, battere (violentemente)
he banged the receiver down → ha sbattuto giù il telefono
to bang one's head against a wall (fig) → battere or picchiare la testa contro il muro

4. vi (explode) → scoppiare, esplodere; (slam, door) → sbattere
to bang at/on sth → picchiare a/su qc
to bang at the door → picchiare alla porta
to bang into sth → sbattere contro qc

bang about (fam)

1. vt + adv → sbatacchiare

2. vi → far rumore

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bang² [bæŋ] n (fringe) → frangetta

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bang² [bæŋ] n (fringe) → frangetta

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bang

n bang [bӕŋ]

1 a sudden loud noise The door shut with a bang. klap دَوي، هَدير трясък rána, bouchnutí brag; knald der Knall κρότος portazo, golpe estrepitoso paugatus صدای بنگ pamaus claquement טְרִיקָה, דְפִיקָה धमाकेदार आघात prasak becsapódik bunyi keras, letusan hvellur botta ばたんという音 굉음 trenksmas klaudziens; rībiens dentuman klap hardt slag łomot estoiro izbitură, pocnitură грохот buchnutie tlesk, loputanje prasak smäll เสียงดังปัง 'bam', 'güm', 'çat' sesi 砰砰的聲音 стукіт; грюкання دھماکا tiếng sập mạnh 砰砰的声音

2 a blow or knock a bang on the head from a falling branch. klap ضَرْبَةٌ عَنيفَه силен удар rána, úder slag der Schlag χτύπημα golpe (violento), golpetazo löök ضربه isku coup (violent) חֲבָטָה, מַכָּה udarac ütés pukulan högg urto violento 強打 강타 smūgis sitiens; trieciens hentaman klap knall, smell uderzenie pancada lovitură, izbitură удар (prudká) rana, úder (močan) udarec udarac slag, smäll การตีอย่างแรง; การฟาด şiddetli bir vuruş, darbe 重擊，敲擊 звук вибуху; удар ، چوٹ گھونسہ tiếng đập mạnh 猛击

v

1 to close with a sudden loud noise He banged the door. klap يَصْفُق الباب، يُغْلِق بِشِدّه затръшвам врата zabouchnout, prásknout smække; knalde i zuknallen κλείνω κτ. με θόρυβο, βροντώ batir kinni paugatama با صدا بستن pamauttaa kiinni claquer לִטְרוֹק, לִדְפוֹק धमाकेदार आघात करना tresnuti becsap membanting pintu atau jendela skella sbattere ばたんと閉める 세게 닫다 užtrenkti aizcirst hempas dichtsmijten smelle, slå igjen zatrzasnąć bater a trânti хлопать zabuchnúť zaloputniti zalupiti smälla [] ปิดดังปัง kapıyı çarparak kapamak, 'güm'diye kapatmak 砰地關上 грюкати زور سے بند کرنا sập 砰地关上

2 to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table. klap, slaan يَضْرِب بِشِدَّه бия třískat, udeřit (do, čím) slå schlagen, knallen χτυπώ δυνατά batir, golpear põmmutama, lajatama کوبیدن؛ زدن paukuttaa frapper violemment לִדְפוֹק, לַחבוֹט जोर से आघात करना tresnuti bevág memukul keras-keras berja colpire/battere violentemente 強打する 세게 치다 trenkti, trinktelėti sist; triekt menghentam smijten slå walnąć martelar a izbi, a bate ударять tresnúť, udrieť (čím, na) treščiti tresnuti o slå, smälla, dänga ตีอย่างแรง; ฟาด şiddetle vurmak 猛力重擊 ударити(ся); різко закрити زور سے مارنا nện đau 猛击

3 to make a sudden loud noise We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance. klap, knal يَهْدُر، يُدَوّي гърмя bouchat brage krachen βροντώ, κάνω κρότο estallar, detonar kõmatama صدای بلند و ناگهانی ایجاد کردن pamahtaa éclater, péter לְהַקִיש praskati durran meletus springa scoppiare, esplodere どんと鳴る 세게 두드리다 trankytis, trenkti, pokšėti rībēt dentuman knallen smelle, dundre trzaskać estoirar a bu­bui грохотать búchať počiti zapraštati smälla, knalla ทำเสียงดังปัง aniden patlamak, gümbürdemek 發出突然巨響 гуркотіти اچانک بلند آواز vang lên 砰砰作响

n banger

an explosive firework The child was frightened by the bangers at the firework display. knalvuurwerk الْعاب ناريّه مُدَوِّيَه шумен фейерверк petarda fyrværkeri; kanonslag das Knallen κροτίδα petardo paukrakett ترقه ilotulite pétard רָעַש זִיקוִּקים पटाखा, आतिशबाजी praštavi vatromet petárda petasan kínverji petardo ばんと鳴る花火 폭죽 petarda (trokšņaina) uguņošana berdentum rotje fyrverkeri petarda bombinha petardă фейерверк raketa petarda bučan vatromet smällare ประทัด; ดอกไม้ไฟ patlangaç 爆竹，鞭炮 феєрверк دھماکہ آمیز pháo đại 烟火，爆竹

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bang → ضَجّة, يُحْدِث ضجة bouchnout, rána brag, smække Knall, knallen κρότος, κροτώ estallido, golpear pamahdus, pamahtaa cogner, détonation lupati, prasak sbattere, scoppio バンと打つ, 砲声 쾅하는 소리, 큰 소리가 나게 치다 klap, knallen banke, smell huk, trzasnąć bater, batida громкий удар, ударять banka, smäll เสียงดังมาก, ตีอย่างแรง ปิดอย่างแรง patlama sesi, patlamak nổ lớn, tiếng nổ lớn 巨响, 重击