Bang
[bæŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead.
(noun.) a sudden very loud noise.
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) move noisily; 'The window banged shut'; 'The old man banged around the house'.
(verb.) to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; 'One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed'.
(adv.) directly; 'he ran bang into the pole'; 'ran slap into her'.
Typist: Rudy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
(v. t.) 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; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
(v. i.) To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
(n.) A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
(n.) The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
(v. t.) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
(n.) The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.
(n.) Alt. of Bangue
Checker: Nicole
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Beat, thump, pound, strike, knock, maul, pommel, thwack, WALLOP, deal roughly with.
Editor: Peter
Definition
n. a heavy blow: a sudden loud noise: an explosion.—v.t. to beat: to strike violently: to slam as a door: to make a loud noise: to beat or surpass to bounce upon.—interj. Bang used with verbs like 'go ' &c. and in such a phrase as 'bang off.'—p.adj. Bang′ing dealing blows: overwhelming.—adj. Bang′-up (slang) in the height of style or fashion.—n. Bang′ster (prov.) a braggart a victor.
n. a woman's hair cut square across the brow.—p.adj. Banged wearing the hair in such a way.—n. Bang′-tail a horse's tail with the end squared.
Same as Bhang.
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Examples
- I have something more to say on my side, he announced, bringing down the flat of his hand on the table with a bang. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- His affections are, I believe, at this moment, divided between a Mrs. Bang, a Mrs. Patten and a Mrs. Pancrass, all ladies of Covent Garden notoriety. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- We shall have YOU taking fire next or blowing up with a bang. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yes, I did bang out of the house, she said, for it made me angry to see the easy way in which Mr. Windibank--that is, my father--took it all. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- After that, he retired for the night, shutting the outer door upon us with a bang. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Don't bang the door! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Epic poem--ten thousand lines-- revolution of July--composed it on the spot--Mars by day, Apollo by night--bang the field-piece, twang the lyre. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- When I awoke, the wind had risen, and the sign of the house (the Ship) was creaking and banging about, with noises that startled me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And these sounds he rendered yet more fearful, by banging against each other two or three pieces of rusty armour which lay scattered around the hall. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The clashing and banging band attached to the horse-riding establishment, which had there set up its rest in a wooden pavilion, was in full bray. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Meyler's feelings were for once stronger than even his fear of ridicule, and he bounced out of my box, banging the door loudly after him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was instantly a banging of doors and a shout. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If Beaufort-- Archer sprang up, his fist banging down on the black walnut-edge of the writing-table. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Finally, above the banging, and rumbling, and shouting, and hissing of steam rang the order to cast off! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Saying which he turned into the house and banged the door after him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He saw a big lighted window, and heard voices, then a gate banged. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I didn't get 'em by posture-making, but by being banged about. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- She too went out, and banged the door after her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I banged the door after me, and I hope I shattered Mr. Fairlie's nervous system for the rest of the day. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I banged it a good while with one of my sculls, and at last forced it to leap out of the boat. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- They have to be humoured; wait-- He banged the hand that held the pen against the back of the bench. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Dr. Bangs came, said Beth had symptoms of the fever, but he thought she would have it lightly, though he looked sober over the Hummel story. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Jo, go and get Dr. Bangs at once, commanded Meg. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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