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bang - 13 definitions

- noun
1. knock -- a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
synonyms: knock, bash, smash, belt
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. bang -- a sudden very loud noise
synonyms: clap, eruption, blast, bam
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. bang -- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
synonyms: fringe
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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"
synonyms: boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. hit -- 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"
synonyms: hit, smash, smasher, strike
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
6. slam -- strike violently; "slam the ball"
synonyms: slam
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. bang -- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. slam -- close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
synonyms: slam
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. bang -- move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. sleep together -- have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
synonyms: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. spang -- leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"
synonyms: spang
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. bang, bangs -- to hit sharply
synonyms: bangs, banged, banging
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adverb
13. bang -- directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
synonyms: slap, slapdash, smack, bolt
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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