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| 1. | [ verb ] strike violently | |
| Synonyms: | slam | |
| Examples: | "slam the ball" |
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| Related terms: | hit knock | |
| 2. | [ verb ] close violently | |
| Synonyms: | slam | |
| Examples: | "He slammed the door shut" |
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| Related terms: | close slam | |
| 3. | [ verb ] to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound | |
| Examples: | : "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a vigorous blow | |
| Synonyms: | smash bash belt knock | |
| Examples: | "the sudden knock floored him" "he took a bash right in his face" "he got a bang on the head" |
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| Related terms: | bump slam smash sock belt | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a sudden very loud noise | |
| Synonyms: | clap blast loud_noise eruption blowup | |
| Related terms: | noise water_hammer blast | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead) | |
| Related terms: | hairdo | |
| 7. | [ verb ] move noisily | |
| Examples: | "The window banged shut" "The old man banged around the house" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 8. | [ adverb ] (informal) directly | |
| Synonyms: | slapdash smack bolt slap | |
| Examples: | "he ran bang into the pole" "ran slap into her" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (sexuality) have sexual intercourse with | |
| Synonyms: | be_intimate make_love sleep_with do_it get_laid make_out eff lie_with have_intercourse have_it_away screw have_it_off fuck jazz know hump have_sex bed have_a_go_at_it get_it_on bonk roll_in_the_hay love | |
| Examples: | "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm" "Adam knew Eve" (know is archaic) "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
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| Related terms: | copulate take fornicate archaism neck bed love fuck lover sexual_love | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| Synonyms: | thrill kick rush flush boot charge | |
| Examples: | "they got a great bang out of it" "what a boot!" "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin" "he does it for kicks" |
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| Related terms: | exhilaration exhilarate agitate | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10675 | |
| 12. | [ verb ] leap. jerk, bang (dialectal) | |
| Synonyms: | spang | |
| Examples: | "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
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| Related terms: | hit dialect | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a conspicuous success | |
| Synonyms: | hit smasher strike smash | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | success sleeper blockbuster | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bangs Bangui banns Bains Baynes Baines bannock bhang bank |
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