Etymology : probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer
Pronunciation : ba[ng]
Function : verb
Date : circa 1550
1. strike, hit; sound of an explosion; slam; cannabis, hemp. beat, strike; make constant noise; cut hair shorter exposing more of the forehead; (Aggressive Slang) engage in sexual intercourse, couple. adwith a sudden slamming boom; noisily. boom!.
2. to fight to kill.
3. to have sex: "I banged him last night ".
4. to do gang activity. bang\bang\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. banged; p. pr. & vb. n. banging.] [icel. banga to hammer; akin to dan. banke to beat, sw. b?ngas to be impetuous, g. bengel club, clapper of a bell.].
5. to beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. the desperate tempest hath so banged the turks.
6. 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.bang \bang\, 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.bang \bang\, n.
7. a blow as with a club; a heavy blow. many a stiff thwack, many a bang.
8. the sound produced by a sudden concussion.bang \bang\, v. t. to cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). his hair banged even with his eyebrows.bang \bang\, n. the short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn. his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. d. howells. [bang \bang\, bangue \bangue\ ] , n. see:
bhang.bang n.
9. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: knock, bash, smash, belt].
10. a sudden very loud noise [syn: blowup, clap, eruption, blast, loud noise].
11. a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead).
12. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick].
13. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career" [syn: hit, smash, strike] (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: slap, slapdash, smack, bolt] v 1: strike violently [syn: slam] 2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound: "one of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" 3: close violently; "he slammed the door shut" [syn: slam] 4: move noisily; "the window banged shut"; "the old man banged around the house" 5: have sexual intercourse with; "this student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "adam knew eve" (know is archaic); "were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: love, make out , make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with , bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk].
14. leap. jerk, bang (dialectal); "bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: spang].
15. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
16. To beat or thump, or to cause 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 in shutting it.
17. 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.
18. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
19. The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
20. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut.
21. The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.
22. See Bhang. a fringe of banged hair a sudden very loud noise 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" move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her".
23. 1. A bang is a sudden loud noise such as the noise of an explosion. I heard four or five loud bangs She slammed the door with a bang.
24. If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times. The engine spat and banged.
25. If you bang a door or if it bangs, it closes suddenly with a loud noise. the sound of doors banging All up and down the street the windows bang shut The wind banged a door somewhere. = slam.
26. If you bang on something or if you bang it, you hit it hard, making a loud noise. We could bang on the desks and shout till they let us out There is no point in shouting or banging the table.
27. If you bang something on something or if you bang it down, you quickly and violently put it on a surface, because you are angry. She banged his dinner on the table He banged down the telephone.
28. If you bang a part of your body, you accidentally knock it against something and hurt yourself. She'd fainted and banged her head He hurried into the hall, banging his shin against a chair in the darkness. Bang is also a noun. a nasty bang on the head.
29. If you bang into something or someone, you bump or knock them hard, usually because you are not looking where you are going. Various men kept banging into me in the narrow corridor. = bump.
30. Bangs are hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.
31. emphasis You can use bang to emphasize expressions that indicate an exact position or an exact time. bang in the middle of the track For once you leave bang on time for work. = right see also:
big bang theory.
32. If you say bang goes something, you mean that it is now obvious that it cannot succeed or be achieved. There will be more work to do, not less. Bang goes the fantasy of retirement at.
33. 12. If something begins or ends with a bang, it begins or ends with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. Her career began with a bang in 1986.
34. to bang your head against a brick wall: see:
brick. To cut (hair) in bangs. Variant of bhang.
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