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bang

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01noun

a vigorous blow

“the sudden knock floored him”

“he took a bash right in his face”

02noun

a sudden very loud noise

03noun

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

04noun

the swift release of a store of affective force

“they got a great bang out of it”

“what a boot!”

8 more meanings

05noun

a conspicuous success

“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”

“that new Broadway show is a real smasher”

06adverb

directly

“he ran bang into the pole”

“ran slap into her”

07verb

strike violently

“slam the ball”

08verb

to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound

“One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed”

09verb

close violently

“He slammed the door shut”

10verb

move noisily

“The window banged shut”

“The old man banged around the house”

11verb

have sexual intercourse with

“Adam knew Eve”

“Were you ever intimate with this man?”

12verb

leap, jerk, bang

“Bullets spanged into the trees”

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