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bang / bang/ • n. 1. a sudden loud noise: the door slammed with a bang. ∎ a sharp blow causing such a loud noise: I went to answer a bang on the front door. ∎ a sudden painful blow: a nasty bang on the head. 2. (bangs) a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead: she brushed back her wispy bangs. 3. vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse. 4. Comput. the character “!” • v. [tr.] strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily, typically in anger or in order to attract attention: he began to bang the table with his fist. ∎ come into contact with (something) suddenly and sharply, typically by accident: I banged my head on the low beams. ∎ [intr.] make a sudden loud noise, typically repeatedly: the shutter was banging in the wind. ∎ (of a door) open or close violently and noisily: he banged the kitchen door shut behind him. ∎ [intr.] (of a person) move around or do something noisily, esp. as an indication of anger or irritation: she was banging around the kitchen. ∎ [tr.] (of a sports player) hit (a ball or a shot) forcefully and successfully: in his second start he banged out two hits. ∎ vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman). • interj. 1. used to express or imitate the sound of a sudden loud noise: firecrackers went bang. 2. used to convey the suddenness of an action or process: the minute something becomes obsolete, bang, it's gone. PHRASES: bang for one's (or the) buck inf. value for money; performance for cost: this cross between a sports car and a family sedan gave a lot of bang for the buck. get a bang out of inf. derive excitement or pleasure from: some people get a bang out of reading that stuff. go (off) with a bang go successfully: the occasion went with a bang. with a bang 1. abruptly: the remark brought me down to earth with a bang. 2. impressively or spectacularly: the day starts with a bang—the steep climb to the mountain top. PHRASAL VERBS: bang something out inf. 1. play music noisily, enthusiastically, and typically unskillfully: Dad was annihilating a Beethoven sonata, banging out notes. 2. produce hurriedly or in great quantities: they weren't banging out ads in my day the way they are now. bang someone/something up inf. damage or injure someone or something: he banged up his knee. bang2 • n. variant spelling of bhang. |
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"bang." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bang." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bang.html "bang." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bang.html |
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bang bang for one's buck an informal US expression meaning value for money; the phrase was notably used in 1954 as a slogan for the defence policy advocated by the American industrialist Charles E. Wilson, ‘A bigger bang for a buck’.
bang goes sixpence ironic commentary on regretted expenditure, deriving from a cartoon in Punch of 5 December 1868, featuring a miserly Scotsman. The caption read: ‘a had na' been the-erre abune Twa Hoours when—Bang—went Saxpence!’ |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bang.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bang." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bang.html |
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bang, sb., vb. int. XIV. imit.; perh. immed. — Scand. (cf. ON. bang hammering, banga to hammer, knock).
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T. F. HOAD. "bang." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bang." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bang.html T. F. HOAD. "bang." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bang.html |
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bang An exclamation mark used to express surprise in a POSTING.
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DARREL INCE. "bang." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "bang." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-bang.html DARREL INCE. "bang." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-bang.html |
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•bang, Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing, Luang Prabang, meringue, Nanchang, Pahang, pang, parang, Penang, prang, Pyongyang, rang, sang, satang, Shang, shebang, Shenyang, slambang, slang, spang, sprang, Sturm und Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang
•Xinjiang, Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang
•Palembang • whiz-bang • charabanc
•pressgang • chaingang • Wolfgang
•strap-hang • ylang-ylang • boomslang
•Semarang • boomerang • linsang
•Sittang • mustang
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"bang." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bang." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bang.html "bang." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bang.html |
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