bang

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[[t]bæŋ[/t]]

n.

1) a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun

2) a resounding stroke or blow:

a nasty bang on the head[/ex]

3) inf a sudden movement or show of energy

4) inf Informal. thrill; excitement:

to get a big bang out of movies[/ex]

5) sts Vulgar Slang. an act or instance of sexual intercourse

6) pri cmp cmp and pri sl. the exclamation point

7) to strike or beat resoundingly; pound:

to bang a door[/ex]

8) to hit or bump painfully

9) to throw or set down roughly; slam

10) sts Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with

11) to strike violently or noisily:

to bang on the door[/ex]

12) to make a loud, explosive noise

13) sts Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse

14) phv bang up, to damage

15) abruptly or violently:

She fell bang against the wall[/ex]

16) precisely:

He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed[/ex]

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Etymology: 1540–50; cf. ON banga to beat, hammer, LG bangen to strike, beat II

bang

[[t]bæŋ[/t]] n.

clo Often, bangs. a fringe of hair cut or combed to fall over the forehead

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Etymology: 1875–80; perh. from adv. sense of bang I