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bang
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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.

[Probably from Old Norse bang, a hammering.]

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.

[From bang1.]

bang 3  (bng)
n.
Variant of bhang.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bangbang - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
2.bangbang - a sudden very loud noise            
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
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
4.bangbang - 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"
excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
5.bangbang - 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"
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"
Verb1.bang - strike violently; "slam the ball"
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"
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?"
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"
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"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

bang
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 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)
Translations

bang [bæŋ] nestallido; [of door] → portazo (= blow); golpe m
vtgolpear
viestallar
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
bang [bæŋ] ndétonation f [of door]; claquement m (= blow); coup (violent)
vtfrapper (violemment) [+ door]; 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
bang [bæŋ] n (of door) → Knallen nt;
(of gun, exhaust) → Knall m;
(blow) → Schlag m
exclpeng
vt (door) → zuschlagen, zuknallen;
(one's head etc) → sich dat stoßen +acc
viknallen
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
bang [bæŋ] nbotta; [of door] → lo sbattere (= blow); colpo
vtbattere (violentemente) [+ door]; 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

bang
n bang [bӕŋ]
1 a sudden loud noise The door shut with a bang.klapدَوي، هَديرтрясъкrána, bouchnutíbrag; knaldder Knallκρότοςportazo, golpe estrepitosopaugatusصدای بنگpaukahdusclaquementטְרִיקָה, דְפִיקָהधमाकेदार आघातprasakbecsapódikbunyi keras, letusanhvellurbottaばたんという音쾅 (하는 소리)trenksmasklaudziens; rībiensdentumanklaphardt slagłomotestoiroizbitură, pocniturăгрохотbuchnutietlesk, loputanjeprasaksmällเสียงดังปัง'bam', 'güm', 'çat' sesi砰砰的聲音стукіт; грюканняدھماکاtiếng sập mạnh砰砰
2 a blow or knock a bang on the head from a falling branch.klapضَرْبَةٌ عَنيفَهсилен ударrána, úderslagder Schlagχτύπημαgolpe (violento), golpetazolöökضربهiskucoup (violent)חֲבָטָה, מַכָּהudaracütéspukulanhöggurto violento強打강타smūgissitiens; triecienshentamanklapknall, smelluderzeniepancadalovitură, izbiturăудар(prudká) rana, úder(močan) udarecudaracslag, smällการตีอย่างแรง; การฟาดşiddetli bir vuruş, darbe猛擊звук вибуху; удар، چوٹ گھونسہtiếng đập mạnh
v
1 to close with a sudden loud noise He banged the door.klapيَصْفُق الباب، يُغْلِق بِشِدّهзатръшвам вратаzabouchnout, prásknoutsmække; knalde izuknallenκλείνω κτ. με θόρυβο, βροντώbatirkinni paugatamaبا صدا بستنpaukauttaa kiinniclaquerלִטְרוֹק, לִדְפוֹקधमाकेदार आघात करनाtresnutibecsapmembanting pintu atau jendelaskellasbattereばたんと閉める쾅 하고 닫다užtrenktiaizcirsthempasdichtsmijtensmelle, slå igjenzatrzasnąćbatera trântiхлопатьzabuchnúťzaloputnitizalupitismälla []ปิดดังปังkapıyı çarparak kapamak, 'güm'diye kapatmak砰地關上грюкатиزور سے بند کرناsập
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, slaanيَضْرِب بِشِدَّهбияtřískat, udeřit (do, čím)slåschlagen, knallenχτυπώ δυνατάbatir, golpearpõmmutama, lajatamaکوبیدن؛ زدنpamauttaafrapper violemmentלִדְפוֹק, לַחבוֹטजोर से आघात करनाtresnutibevágmemukul keras-kerasberjacolpire/battere violentemente強打する세게 치다trenkti, trinktelėtisist; triektmenghentamsmijtenslåwalnąćmartelara izbi, a bateударятьtresnúť, udrieť (čím, na)treščititresnuti oslå, smälla, dängaตีอย่างแรง; ฟาดşiddetle vurmak猛擊ударити(ся); різко закритиزور سے مارناnện đau
3 to make a sudden loud noise We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.klap, knalيَهْدُر، يُدَوّيгърмяbouchatbragekrachenβροντώ, κάνω κρότοestallar, detonarkõmatamaصدای بلند و ناگهانی ایجاد کردنpamahtaaéclater, péterלְהַקִישpraskatidurranmeletusspringascoppiare, esplodereどんと鳴る쾅 하는 소리가 나다trankytis, trenkti, pokšėtirībētdentumanknallensmelle, dundretrzaskaćestoirara bu­buiгрохотатьbúchaťpočitizapraštatismälla, knallaทำเสียงดังปังaniden patlamak, gümbürdemek砰砰作響гуркотітиاچانک بلند آوازvang lên砰砰
n banger
an explosive firework The child was frightened by the bangers at the firework display.knalvuurwerkالْعاب ناريّه مُدَوِّيَهшумен фейерверкpetardafyrværkeri; kanonslagdas Knallenκροτίδαpetardopaukrakettترقهpaukkurakettipétardרָעַש זִיקוִּקיםपटाखा, आतिशबाजीpraštavi vatrometpetárdapetasankínverjipetardoばんと鳴る花火폭죽petarda(trokšņaina) uguņošanaberdentumrotjefyrverkeripetardabombinhapetardăфейерверкraketapetardabučan vatrometsmällareประทัด; ดอกไม้ไฟpatlangaç煙火,爆竹феєрверкدھماکہ آمیزpháo đại

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