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).
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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.
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The front hair cut so as to hang evenly over the forehead: often in the plural: as, to wear bangs.
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See bhang.
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A heavy, resounding blow; a thump, as with a club.
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A loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun or cannon, the slamming of a door, etc.
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A sudden, impetuous movement; an energetic dash or bounce: as, he got up with a bang.
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A stick; a club.
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Synonyms See thump.