bang

1. 1

   A sudden percussive noise.

   • When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.
2. 2

   A heavy strike upon an object causing such a noise.

   • I gave the door a bang and it swung open.
   • That bang on his head has sent him funny.
3. 3

   An explosion.informal

   • When he pushed the detonator, the bang blew him off his feet.
4. 4

   Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.USarchaic

   • his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang
   • She was not much to look at. Her red hair hung in an uncurled bang over her forehead
5. 5

   The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.US

   • An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.
6. 6

   A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is written as n!

7. 7

   An act of sexual intercourse.slangvulgar

8. 8

   An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.

9. 9

   An explosive product.slang

   • Load the bang into the hole.
10. 10

    An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).slang

    • Of course, I take a bang or some mud in coffee now and then, and I pick up on gage right smart.
    • As for myself, I take a bang now and then—I know plenty of croakers—but I really couldn't keep up a habit without a lot of running around and bother.

syn. strike · blow · explosion · bang · blam · boom · boom-boom · clap · crack · kaboom · kerboom · pow

ant. hang · humming · murmur

1. 1

   To make sudden loud noises, often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.intransitive

   • The fireworks banged away all through the night.
   • The door banged in the wind.
2. 2

   To hit (something) hard, making a loud noise.transitive

   • She banged the table with her fist.
   • He banged the drum in sync with the band.
3. 3

   To cause or suffer (one thing) to hit (another).transitive

   • The blacksmith banged the hammer on the anvil.
   • I banged my head on the ceiling.
4. 4

   To hit (on, against, etc. something).intransitive

   • Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!
   • My knee banged against the rung of the ladder.
5. 5

   To engage in sexual intercourse.ambitransitiveslangvulgar

   • We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
6. 6

   To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).transitive

   • His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
7. 7

   To inject intravenously.slangtransitive

   • Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
8. 8

   To depress the prices in (a market).datedtransitive

   • […] the London "Bears" have promptly banged the market again […]
9. 9

   To excel or surpass.obsoleteslangtransitive

10. 10

    To be excellent; to be bangingintransitiveslangstative

    • This song bangs!

1. 1

   Right, directly.informalnot-comparable

   • The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
2. 2

   Precisely, exactly, completely.informalnot-comparable

   • He arrived bang on time.
3. 3

   With a sudden impact.informalnot-comparable

   • Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.
4. 4

   Used as a general intensifier.informalnot-comparable

   • I'm bang up for it! (I'm very keen and willing to do it)
   • She's bang on it today. (She's on very good form today)

1. 1

   A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

   • He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, “Bang!”

1. 1

   Archaic spelling of bhang.alt-ofarchaicuncountable

syn. bang · blam · boom · boom-boom · clap · crack · kaboom · kerboom · pow · report

ant. humming · murmur