bang

adverbBritishinformal

UK /bæŋ/

1
used for emphasizing that something is exactly in a particular position or that it happens at exactly a particular time
They’d parked their car bang outside my gate.
a small town, bang in the middle of Australia
Synonyms and related words
Exact and accurate
exact
accurate
perfect

phrases

bang goes something

bang on

bang

interjection

UK /bæŋ/

1
used especially by children for representing the sound made by a gun
Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children
bang
be a love and . . .
big
2
used for showing that something happens very quickly or suddenly
One minute he was there and then, bang, I was alone.
Synonyms and related words
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately
suddenly
immediately
at once

bang

interjection

US /bæŋ/

1
used especially by children for representing the sound made by a gun
Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children
bang
be a love and . . .
big
2
used for showing that something happens very quickly or suddenly
One minute he was there and then, bang, I was alone.
Synonyms and related words
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately
suddenly
at once
straight away

bang

noun countable

UK /bæŋ/

Word Forms

singular	bang
plural	bangs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a short loud noise, for example the sound of a door closing with a lot of force. If something goes bang, it makes a noise like this
There was a loud bang as the shelf hit the floor.
We could hear the bang of a door in the basement.
Synonyms and related words
Loud sounds
bang
beep
blare
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with bang
▪ almighty, enormous, huge, loud, terrific, tremendous
2
a knock or hit on a part of your body
She got a nasty bang on the back of her head.
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
a clip round the ear/earhole
backhander
bang

phrases

with a bang

bang

noun countable

US /bæŋ/

Word Forms

singular	bang
plural	bangs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a short loud noise, for example the sound of a door closing with a lot of force. If something goes bang, it makes a noise like this
There was a loud bang as the shelf hit the floor.
We could hear the bang of a door in the basement.
Synonyms and related words
Loud sounds
bang
beep
blare
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with bang
▪ almighty, enormous, huge, loud, terrific, tremendous
2
singular Americaninformala feeling of excitement, or something that gives you this feeling
The interview was a bang.
get a bang out of something:
I really get a bang out of watching the kids perform.
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of pleasure and excitement
pleasure
excitement
enthusiasm

phrases

get more bang for your buck

with a bang

bang

verb

UK /bæŋ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bang
he/she/it	bangs
present participle	banging
past tense	banged
past participle	banged

1
intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to hit something hard, making a loud noise
I banged on the window to get her attention.
We could hear them banging their drums in the next street.
bang something on/against something:
She banged her fists on the back of his seat.
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
punch
thump
knock
1. 1a
  intransitive/transitive to close with a lot of force, or to close something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
  Don’t bang the door!
  I heard her car door bang shut.
  Synonyms and related words
  To close or lock something
  close off
  close up
  lock out
2. 1b
  intransitive to move, making loud noises
  There was a shutter banging in the wind.
  bang around/away/across:
  Who’s that banging around upstairs?
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a loud sound
  bang
  beep
  blare
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a sound while moving
  splash
  rattle
  groan
3. 1c
  transitive to put something somewhere with a lot of force, making a loud noise
  bang something on something:
  Sam banged his beer glass on the table.
  bang something down:
  Kathy yelled and then banged the phone down.
  bang something around:
  He banged his tools around angrily.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to put something somewhere
  put
  place
  position
2
intransitive/transitive to knock a part of your body against something when you are moving, especially because you are not looking where you are going
bang something on something:
Be careful not to bang your head on that beam.
bang into:
She banged into the table and hurt her knee.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a part of your body against something
bang
bump
catch

phrasal verbs

bang on

bang out

bang up

bang

verb

US /bæŋ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bang
he/she/it	bangs
present participle	banging
past tense	banged
past participle	banged

1
intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to hit something hard, making a loud noise
I banged on the window to get her attention.
We could hear them banging their drums in the next street.
bang something on/against something:
She banged her fists on the back of his seat.
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
hit
punch
strike
1. 1a
  intransitive/transitive to close with a lot of force, or to close something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
  Don’t bang the door!
  I heard her car door bang shut.
  Synonyms and related words
  To close or lock something
  close off
  lock out
  shut
2. 1b
  intransitive to move, making loud noises
  There was a shutter banging in the wind.
  bang around/away/across:
  Who’s that banging around upstairs?
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a loud sound
  bang
  beep
  blare
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a sound while moving
  splash
  rattle
  groan
3. 1c
  transitive to put something somewhere with a lot of force, making a loud noise
  bang something on something:
  Sam banged his beer glass on the table.
  bang something down:
  Kathy yelled and then banged the phone down.
  bang something around:
  He banged his tools around angrily.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to put something somewhere
  put
  place
  position
2
intransitive/transitive to knock a part of your body against something when you are moving, especially because you are not looking where you are going
bang something on something:
Be careful not to bang your head on that beam.
bang into:
She banged into the table and hurt her knee.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a part of your body against something
bang
bump
catch
3
transitive offensiveto have sex with someone
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate

phrasal verbs

bang on

bang out

bang up

bang

bang

bang

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