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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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bang

Noun

1. a short loud explosive noise, such as the report of a gun

2. a hard blow or loud knock

3. Taboo slang an act of sexual intercourse

4. with a bang successfully: the party went with a bang

Verb

1. to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise

2. to close (a door) noisily

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

4. Taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with

Adverb

1. with a sudden impact: the car drove bang into a lamppost

2. precisely: bang in the middle [Old Norse bang, banga hammer]

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

noun 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)

verb 3. resound, beat, crash, burst, boom, echo, drum, explode, thunder, thump, throb, thud, clang

verb 4. bump, knock, elbow, jostle

verb 5. (often with on) hit, pound, beat, strike, crash, knock, belt (informal) hammer, slam, rap, bump, bash (informal) thump, clatter, pummel, tonk (informal) beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)

adverb 6. exactly, just, straight, square, squarely, precisely, slap, smack, plumb (informal)

Translations

bang [bæŋ] n → estallido; [of door] → portazo (= blow); golpe m

vt → golpear

vi → estallar

adv to be bang on time (col) → llegar en punto;

to bang the door → dar un portazo;

to bang into sth → chocar con algo, golpearse contra algo see also bangs

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bang [bæŋ] n → détonation f [of door]; claquement m (= blow); coup (violent)

vt → frapper (violemment) [+ door]; claquer

vi → détoner; claquer

adv to be bang on time (Brit) (inf) → être à l'heure pile;

to bang at the door → cogner à la porte;

to bang into sth → se cogner contre qch

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bang [bæŋ] n (of door) → Knallen nt;

(of gun, exhaust) → Knall m;

(blow) → Schlag m

excl → peng

vt (door) → zuschlagen, zuknallen;

(one's head etc) → sich dat stoßen +acc

vi → knallen

adv to be bang on time (Brit) (inf) → auf die Sekunde pünktlich sein;

to bang at the door → gegen die Tür hämmern;

to bang into sth → sich an etw dat stoßen

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bang [bæŋ] n → botta; [of door] → lo sbattere (= blow); colpo

vt → battere (violentemente) [+ door]; sbattere

vi → scoppiare; sbattere;

to bang at the door → picchiare alla porta;

to bang into sth → sbattere contro qc adv to be bang on time (BRIT ) (col) → spaccare il secondo see also bangs

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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 paukahdus claquement טְרִיקָה, דְפִיקָה धमाकेदार आघात prasak becsapódik bunyi keras, letusan hvellur botta ばたんという音 쾅 (하는 소리) 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 猛擊 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 paukauttaa kiinni claquer לִטְרוֹק, לִדְפוֹק धमाकेदार आघात करना tresnuti becsap membanting pintu atau jendela skella sbattere ばたんと閉める 쾅 하고 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 pamauttaa 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 쾅 하는 소리가 나다 trankytis, trenkti, pokšėti rībēt dentuman knallen smelle, dundre trzaskać estoirar a bu­bui грохотать búchať počiti zapraštati smälla, knalla ทำเสียงดังปัง aniden patlamak, gümbürdemek 砰砰作響 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 paukkuraketti 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 煙火，爆竹 феєрверк دھماکہ آمیز pháo đại 烟火，爆竹