bang

bang1 [ bæŋ ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something hard, making a loud noise:

I banged on the window to get her attention.

We could hear them banging their drums in the next street.

bang something on/against something: She banged her fists on the back of his seat.

a ) intransitive or transitive to close with a lot of force, or to close something with a lot of force, making a loud noise:

Don't bang the door!

I heard her car door bang shut.

b ) intransitive to move, making loud noises:

There was a shutter banging in the wind.

bang around/away/across: Who's that banging around upstairs?

c ) transitive to put something somewhere with a lot of force, making a loud noise:

bang something on something: Sam banged his beer glass on the table.

bang something down: Kathy yelled and then banged the phone down.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to knock a part of your body against something when you are moving, especially because you are not looking where you are going:

bang something on something: Be careful not to bang your head on that beam.

bang into: She banged into the table and hurt her knee.

3. ) transitive OFFENSIVE to have sex with someone

,bang `on phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL

to talk about something for a long time in a boring and annoying way

,bang `out phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

1. ) to play a tune on the piano very loudly and not very well

2. ) to produce something of bad quality in large quantities

,bang `up phrasal verb transitive usually passive INFORMAL

1. ) AMERICAN to damage something such as a vehicle:

How did your truck get all banged up?

2. ) BRITISH to put someone in prison

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bang 2 [ bæŋ ] noun count *

1. ) a short loud noise, for example the sound of a door closing with a lot of force. If something goes bang, it makes a noise like this:

There was a loud bang as the shelf hit the floor.

We could hear the bang of a door in the basement.

2. ) singular AMERICAN INFORMAL a feeling of excitement, or something that gives you this feeling: THRILL:

The interview was a bang.

get a bang out of something: I really get a bang out of watching the kids perform.

get more bang for your buck AMERICAN INFORMAL

to get more of something without using any extra money or effort

with a bang

in a very exciting or successful way:

He wanted to end his career with a bang.

go off with a bang: The whole plan went off with a bang.

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bang 3 [ bæŋ ] interjection

1. ) used especially by children for representing the sound made by a gun

2. ) used for showing that something happens very quickly or suddenly:

One minute he was there and then, bang, I was alone.

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bang 4 [ bæŋ ] adverb BRITISH INFORMAL

used for emphasizing that something is exactly in a particular position or that it happens at exactly a particular time:

a small town, bang in the middle of Australia

a. bang on exactly right