bang
/bˈæŋ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- strike violently
“slam the ball” - to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
“One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed” - close violently
“He slammed the door shut” - move noisily
“The window banged shut” - have sexual intercourse with
“This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm” - leap, jerk, bang
“Bullets spanged into the trees”
noun
- a vigorous blow
“the sudden knock floored him” - a sudden very loud noise
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- the swift release of a store of affective force
“they got a great bang out of it” - a conspicuous success
“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
adverb
- directly
“he ran bang into the pole”
Synonyms for bang
Words that rhyme with bang
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