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bang

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bang

1
 nv
the swift release of a store of affective force
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
2
 n
a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
3
 n
a conspicuous success
4
 v
have sexual intercourse with
5
 adv
directly
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bang
1

n the swift release of a store of affective force

“they got a great bang out of it”
Synonyms:
boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill
Type of:
excitement, exhilaration
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

n a vigorous blow

“he got a bang on the head”
Synonyms:
bash, belt, knock, smash
Type of:
blow, bump
an impact (as from a collision)

n a sudden very loud noise

Synonyms:
bam, blast, clap, eruption
Types:
water hammer
the banging sound of steam in pipes
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

v to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound

“One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed”
Type of:
go, sound
make a certain noise or sound

v strike violently

Synonyms:
slam
Type of:
hit
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

v close violently

Synonyms:
slam
Type of:
close, shut
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

v move noisily

“The window banged shut”
“The old man banged around the house”
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

v leap, jerk, bang

Synonyms:
spang
Type of:
collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
hit against; come into sudden contact with
2

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

Synonyms:
fringe
Type of:
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
3

n a conspicuous success

“the party went with a bang”
Synonyms:
hit, smash, smasher, strike
Types:
blockbuster, megahit, smash hit
an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
sleeper
an unexpected hit
Type of:
success
an attainment that is successful
4

v have sexual intercourse with

Synonyms:
be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with
make out, neck
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Types:
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have, take
have sex with; archaic use
fornicate
have sex without being married
swing
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
whore
have unlawful sex with a whore
wench
frequent prostitutes
bed-hop, bedhop, sleep around
be sexually active with more than one partner
Type of:
copulate, couple, mate, pair
engage in sexual intercourse
5

adv directly

“he ran bang into the pole”
Synonyms:
bolt, slap, slapdash, smack
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