Definitions for Bang
Bang
bang
Spelling: [bang]
IPA: /bæŋ/
Bang is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 27 anagrams from letters in Bang (abgn).
Definitions for Bang
noun
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a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
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a resounding stroke or blow:
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Informal. a sudden movement or show of energy:
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energy; vitality; spirit:
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Informal. sudden or intense pleasure; thrill; excitement:
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Slang: Vulgar. sexual intercourse.
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Printing and Computer Slang. an exclamation point.
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Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
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bhang.
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a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
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a water pipe.
Idioms
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bang off, Chiefly British Slang. immediately; right away.
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bang on, Chiefly British Slang. terrific; marvelous; just right:
adverb
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suddenly and loudly; abruptly or violently:
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directly; precisely; right:
Verb phrases
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bang into, to collide with; bump into:
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bang up, to damage:
verb (used with object)
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to strike or beat resoundingly; pound:
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to hit or bump painfully:
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to throw or set down roughly; slam:
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Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.
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to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.
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to dock (the tail of a horse or dog).
verb (used without object)
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to strike violently or noisily:
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to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow:
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Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.
Origin of Bang
1540-50; 1930-35 for def 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect banken; perhaps orig. imitative
Examples for Bang
Mr. Charm proceeded to bang and tell his way through Hollywood.
The fourth season opens, quite predictably, with a bang—in the form of a drone strike.
The sixth-season premiere of the rowdy, take-no-prisoners sitcom opens with a bang—literally.
So he lay down in the coffin but no sooner was he inside when bang!
"Bonsoir, monsieur," was the sharp reply, and the window was lowered with a bang.
This professional seducer, of sorts, has been pictured holding a T-shirt reading “Diss Fatties, bang Hotties.”
Soon a stone flew against the door—then another— and bang, bang!
We stood gaping and staring at her, not knowing what to make of this manoeuvre, when "bang!"
A pushing open of the outer door, a bang, and hasty footsteps in the hall.
Did the French monarchy end not with a bang—or a whimper—but a smile?