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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bang on adj , adv Brit informal - with absolute accuracy
- excellent or excellently
bang1 /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 © 2024bang1 (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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
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