Bang

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  • noun. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead.
  • transitive verb. To cut (hair) to form bangs.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.
  • noun. A sudden loud blow or bump.
  • noun. A sudden burst of action.
  • noun. A sense of excitement; a thrill.
  • intransitive verb. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump.
  • intransitive verb. To close suddenly and loudly; slam.
  • intransitive verb. To handle noisily or violently.
  • intransitive verb. To have sexual intercourse with.
  • intransitive verb. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise.
  • intransitive verb. To crash noisily against or into something.
  • adverb. Exactly; precisely.
  • adverb. Suddenly; abruptly.
  • interjection. Used to indicate the sound of an explosion or collision.
  • phrasal verb. To speak or ask questions in a rapid, aggressive manner.
  • phrasal verb. To work diligently and often at length.
  • phrasal verb. To damage extensively.
  • idiom. (bang for the/one's) Value returned for investment or effort.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To beat, as with a club or cudgel; thump; cudgel.
  • To beat or handle roughly in any way; treat with violence; knock about; drub; defeat: often with about: as, to bang the furniture about.
  • To produce a loud noise from or by, as in slamming a door, and the like: as, he went out and banged the door behind him.
  • To beat in any quality or action; surpass; excel.
  • To strike violently or noisily; thump: usually with against.
  • To resound with clashing noises.
  • To spring or move with sudden energy or impetus; bounce: as, he banged up at once.
  • To cut across: used of hair. To cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead: a common fashion with girls and young women.
  • To dock (a horse's tail).
  • noun. The Cuban sardine, Sardinella pseudohispanica.
  • With a sudden or violent blow or clap; all of a sudden; abruptly: especially with come or go: as, bang went the guns.
  • noun. The front hair cut so as to hang evenly over the forehead: often in the plural: as, to wear bangs.
  • noun. See bhang.
  • noun. A heavy, resounding blow; a thump, as with a club.
  • noun. A loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun or cannon, the slamming of a door, etc.
  • noun. A sudden, impetuous movement; an energetic dash or bounce: as, he got up with a bang.
  • noun. A stick; a club.
  • noun. Synonyms See thump.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See bhang.
  • intransitive verb. To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows.
  • intransitive verb. To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.
  • transitive verb. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
  • transitive verb. To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise.
  • transitive verb. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.
  • noun. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
  • noun. The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion.
  • noun. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a bang out of.
  • noun. An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology.
  • noun. An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.
  • transitive verb. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
  • Word Usage
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    Equivalent
    bangue  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    blow  bump  close  coif  coiffure  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chang  Fang  Hang  Kuomintang  Lang  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clang  clap  click  crack  crash  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    bhang  
    verb-form
    banged  banging  bangs