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Definition: Meaning of, bang in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / baŋ /

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bang bangs
  1. [countable] a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface
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  2. [countable] a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you [=  bump]
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  3. bangs [plural] American English hair cut straight across your forehead [=  fringe British English]
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  4. with a bang in a very successful way
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  5. (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck informal something that gives you a good effect or a lot of value for the effort or money you spend on it
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  6. get a bang out of something American English spoken to enjoy something very much
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bang banged banged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
banging bangs
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to hit something hard, making a loud noise
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  2. [transitive] to put something down or against something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
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  3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to close something violently, making a loud noise, or to be closed in this way [=  slam]
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  4. [transitive] to hit a part of your body or something you are carrying against something, by accident [=  bump]
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  5. [intransitive] to make a loud noise or noises
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  6. [transitive] not polite to have sex with someone
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  1. informal directly or exactly
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  2. bang on British English spoken exactly correct
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  3. bang goes something British English spoken used to show that you are unhappy because something you had hoped for will not happen
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  4. spoken in a sudden violent way
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  5. go bang informal to explode or burst with a loud noise
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  1. used to make a sound like a gun or bomb
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bang used in phrases

  • Bang's disease (noun)
    1. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
  • Big Bang
    1. the name given to the changes in the system and rules of the London STOCK EXCHANGE which came into effect on December 27th 1986
  • bang-up (adjective)
    1. very good
  • big bang (noun)
    1. cosmology the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
  • big bang theory (noun)
    1. the big bang theory the idea that the universe began with a single large explosion (the 'big bang'), and that the pieces are still flying apart [↪  steady state theory]
  • gang bang (noun)
    1. a sexual orgy; group sex
  • gang-bang (noun)
    1. informal an occasion when several people have sex with each other at the same time
    2. a GANG RAPE
  • slam-bang (adjective)
    1. violent and sudden and noisy
    slam-bang (adverb)
    1. in a careless or reckless manner
    2. with heedless speed
  • slap bang (adverb)
    1. if you run, drive etc slap bang into something, you hit it with a lot of force
    2. exactly in a particular place or at a particular time
  • slap-bang (adverb)
    1. directly or immediately
    2. in a violent, sudden or noisy manner
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bang used in phrasal verbs

  • bang on (phrasal verb)
    1. to talk about something for a long time in a boring and annoying way
  • bang out (phrasal verb)
    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)
    1. British English to put someone in prison
    2. American English to damage something such as a vehicle
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