bang

bang

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Noun

1.

bang - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

bash, smash, knock, belt

blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

2.

bang - a sudden very loud noise

clap, bam, blast, eruption

noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

water hammer - the banging sound of steam in pipes

3.

bang - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

fringe

coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

4.

bang - 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"

thrill, kick, boot, rush, flush, charge

excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

5.

bang - a conspicuous success; "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"

hit, smasher, smash, strike

success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"

megahit, smash hit, blockbuster - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

Verb

1.

bang - strike violently; "slam the ball"

slam

hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

2.

bang - to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

3.

bang - close violently; "He slammed the door shut"

slam

close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

4.

bang - move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

6.

bang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"

spang

dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

Adv.

1.

bang - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"

slap, smack, bolt, slapdash

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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