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bang up
bang 1 B0057000 (băng) n. 1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion. 2. A sudden loud blow or bump. 3. Informal A sudden burst of action: The campaign started off with a bang. 4. Slang A sense of excitement; a thrill: We got a bang out of watching the old movies. v. banged, bang·ing, bangs v. tr. 1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump. 2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam. 3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in the kitchen. 4. Informal To turn in (a specific direction or along a course), especially suddenly: bang a left onto Boylston Street. 5. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. v. intr. 1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise. 2. To crash noisily against or into something: My elbow banged against the door. adv. 1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the target. 2. Suddenly; abruptly: cut the conversation bang off. interj. Used to indicate the sound of an explosion or collision. Phrasal Verbs: bang away 1. To speak or ask questions in a rapid, aggressive manner: reporters banging away at the official during the press conference. 2. To work diligently and often at length: banged away at the project until it was finished. bang up To damage extensively: banged up the car. Idiom: bang for the (or one's) buckValue returned for investment or effort.
[Probably from Old Norse bang, a hammering.]
bang 2 B0057000 (băng)n. often bangs A fringe of hair that hangs over the forehead, cut in any of various styles.tr.v. banged, bang·ing, bangs To cut (hair) to form bangs.
[From bang, abruptly, as in the phrase cut bang off, to cut off abruptly.]
bang 3 B0057000 (băng)n. Variant of bhang.bang up vb (tr, adverb) prison slang to lock up (a prisoner) in his or her cell, esp for the night adj informal US very good; excellent Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  bang up - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"smash up, smashdamage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | | 2. |  bang up - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"knock up, prang up, impregnatefecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" |
Translationsbang up
bang up1. To hurt someone or damage something as a result of physical contact. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bang" and "up." That accident banged up the passenger side door of my car. I got really banged up in that car accident.2. To deal a blow the integrity or value of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bang" and "up." The incident certainly banged up the company's reputation. It banged my pride up a bit to be rejected like that.3. adjective Very good or outstanding. Used primarily before nouns, especially in the phrase "bang up job." Often hyphenated. Considering his young age and small stature, Billy really did a bang up job building the dog house for his new puppy. I want you to write a really bang-up article for the Sunday paper.See also: bang, upbanged upHurt. Damaged (often from use or wear). A: "So you only have a few bruises? That's wonderful!" B: "I know, I'm so lucky to be only a little banged up from the car accident." Oh, the really banged-up copy of To Kill a Mockingbird, the one that looks like it's about to fall apart? It's mine.See also: bang, upbang someone upto beat someone up; to assault someone; to damage someone. The crooks banged him up a little bit. The crash banged up the passengers in the car. She banged herself up badly.See also: bang, upbang something upto crash or wreck something; to damage something. Don't bang my best skillet up! Who banged up my best skillet?See also: bang, upbang upDamage, injure, as in Banging up the car a second time will make Dad very unhappy, or Mother fell down the stairs and was all banged up. The verb to bang alone had this meaning from the 1500s on, up being added in the late 1800s. In the early 1800s it gave rise to the colloquial adjective bang-up, for excellent or very successful, as in David did a bang-up job baking the birthday cake. See also: bang, upbang upv. To injure or damage someone or something, especially by hitting: The truck banged up my car in the accident. I banged myself up when I fell down the stairs.See also: bang, upbang-up mod. really excellent. I like to throw a bang-up party once or twice a year. EncyclopediaSeebangbang up
Synonyms for bang upverb damage or destroy as if by violenceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make pregnantSynonyms- knock up
- prang up
- impregnate
Related Words- fecundate
- inseminate
- fertilise
- fertilize
- impregnate
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