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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026bang1 /bæŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
- a sudden loud, explosive noise, as the firing of a gun:slammed the door with a bang.
- a strong, violent blow: a nasty bang on the head.
- Informal Terms[usually singular] thrill;
excitement: gets the biggest bang out of mud wrestling.
v.
- to strike violently or noisily;
pound: [no object]The police banged on the door.[~ + object]She banged the table with her fists.
- to bump painfully: [no object]My head banged into the wall.[~ + object]I banged my knee.
- to make a loud, explosive noise:[no object]The shutter banged against the wall.
- bang up, to cause physical harm to: [~ + up + object]badly banged up in the accident.[~ + object + up]banged the car up.
adv.
- precisely;
exactly:stood bang in the middle of the road.
bang2 /bæŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- ClothingOften, bangs. [plural] a fringe of hair cut to fall over the forehead.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026bang1
(bang),USA pronunciation n.
- a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- a resounding stroke or blow:a nasty bang on the head.
- Informal Termsa sudden movement or show of energy:He started with a bang.
- energy;
vitality;
spirit:The bang has gone out of my work.
- Informal Termssudden or intense pleasure;
thrill;
excitement:a big bang out of seeing movies.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). sexual intercourse.
- Printing, Computingan exclamation point.
v.t.
- to strike or beat resoundingly;
pound:to bang a door.
- to hit or bump painfully:to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.
- to throw or set down roughly;
slam:He banged the plates on the table.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with.
v.i.
- to strike violently or noisily:to bang on the door.
- to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow:The guns banged all night.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse.
- bang into, to collide with;
bump into:The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.
- bang up, to damage:A passing car banged up our fender.
adv.
- suddenly and loudly;
abruptly or violently:She fell bang against the wall.
- directly;
precisely;
right:He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.
- British Terms bang off, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] immediately;
right away.
- British Terms bang on, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] terrific;
marvelous;
just right:That hat is absolutely bang on.
- 1540–50; 1930–35 for def. 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect, dialectal banken; perh. origin, originally imitative
2. smack, clout, box, wallop, sock, bash, cuff.
bang2
(bang),USA pronunciation n.
- ClothingOften, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
v.t.
- Clothingto cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.
- Dog and Cat Breedsto dock (the tail of a horse or dog).
- short for bangtail 1860–65, American.
- bhang.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bang /bæŋ/ n - a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun
- a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump: he gave the ball a bang
- informal a startling or sudden effect: he realized with a bang that he was late
- slang an injection of heroin or other narcotic
- vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse
- bang for one's buck ⇒ informal value for money: this option offers more bang for your buck
- get a bang out of ⇒ US Canadian slang to experience a thrill or excitement from
- with a bang ⇒ successfully: the party went with a bang
vb - to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump: to bang one's head
- to move noisily or clumsily: to bang about the house
- to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam
- (transitive) to cause to move by hitting vigorously: he banged the ball over the fence
- to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion
- (transitive) Brit
- to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling
- to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall
- vulgar slang to have sexual intercourse with
- (intransitive) slang to inject heroin, etc
- bang one's head against a brick wall ⇒ to try to achieve something impossible
adv - with a sudden impact or effect: bang went his hopes of winning, the car drove bang into a lamp-post
- (intensifier): bang out of order, a bang average film
- precisely: bang in the middle of the road
- bang goes ⇒ informal that is the end of: bang goes my job in Wapping
- bang to rights ⇒ slang caught red-handed
- go bang ⇒ to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noise
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old Norse bang, banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative origin bang /bæŋ/ n - (usually plural) a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead
vb (transitive)- to cut (the hair) in such a style
- to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: probably short for bangtail short tail bang /bæŋ/ n - a variant spelling of bhang
bhang
(bang),USA pronunciation n.
- Drugsa 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.
- Drugsa water pipe.
Also, bang.
- Sanskrit bhangā hemp
- Hindi bhāng
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bhang, bang /bæŋ/ n - a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India
See also cannabis
Etymology: 16th Century: from Hindi bhāng
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