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Webster 1913 Edition

Bang

Bang

(băng)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Banged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Banging
.]
[Icel.
banga
to hammer; akin to Dan.
banke
to beat, Sw.
bångas
to be impetuous, G.
bengel
club, clapper of a bell.]
1.
To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
The desperate tempest hath so
banged
the Turks.
Shakespeare
2.
To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise;
as, to
bang
a drum or a piano; to
bang
a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it
.

Bang

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows;
as, the window blind
banged
and waked me; he was
banging
on the piano
.

Bang

,
Noun.
1.
A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
Many a stiff thwack, many a
bang
.
Hudibras.
2.
The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion.

Bang

,
Verb.
T.
To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
His hair
banged
even with his eyebrows.
The Century Mag.

Bang

,
Noun.
The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; – usually used in the plural;
as, her
bangs
came down almost to her eyes
.
His hair cut in front like a young lady’s
bang
.
W. D. Howells.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bang

BANG

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to thump; to cudgel. [A low word.]
2.
To beat or handle roughly; to treat with violence.

BANG

,
Noun.
A blow with a club; a heavy blow.

Definition 2024

bang

bang

See also: bàng, bâng, bāng, băng, bằng, bảng, and bǎng

English

Alternative forms

Noun

bang ‎(plural bangs)

  1. A sudden percussive noise.
    When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.
  2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
  3. An explosion.
  4. (US, especially plural) A fringe of hair cut across the forehead.
    Tiffany has long hair and bangs.
    • W. D. Howells
      his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang
    • 1902, Barbara Baynton, Squeaker's Mate:
      She was not much to look at. Her red hair hung in an uncurled bang over her forehead
  5. (US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
    An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.
  6. (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
  7. (figuratively) An act of sexual intercourse.
  8. An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
  9. (slang, mining) An explosive product.
    Load the bang into the hole.
  10. (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (abrupt left turn): hang
Translations

Verb

bang ‎(third-person singular simple present bangs, present participle banging, simple past and past participle banged)

  1. (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
    The fireworks banged away all through the night.‎
    Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!‎
    My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.‎
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To hit hard.
    He banged the door shut.‎
    David and Mary banged into each other.‎
  3. (slang, figuratively, transitive, intransitive) To engage in sexual intercourse.
    We can hear the couple banging upstairs.‎
  4. (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
    Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.‎
  5. (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
    • The Century Magazine
      His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (which sense?): nail
Translations

Adverb

bang ‎(comparative more bang, superlative most bang)

  1. Right, directly.
    The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
    • 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:
      After yet another missed penalty by Kvirikashvili from bang in front of the posts, England scored again, centre Tuilagi flying into the line and touching down under the bar.
  2. Precisely.
    He arrived bang on time.
  3. With a sudden impact.
    Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.

Interjection

bang

  1. a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound
    He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"
Translations

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortened from Bang's disease.

Noun

bang ‎(plural bangs)

  1. (in the plural) Brucellosis, a bacterial disease

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bang ‎(“afraid”).

Adjective

bang ‎(attributive bange, comparative banger, superlative bangste)

  1. afraid

Bislama

Etymology

From English bank.

Noun

bang

  1. A bank
    • 2008, Miriam Meyerhoff, Social lives in language--sociolinguistics and multilingual speech, ISBN 978-90-272-1863-6, page 344:
      Bang i wantem mi **** from mi ovaspen.
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Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Noun

bang

  1. The sound of an explosion or a gun.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ
  • IPA(key): /bɑŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe, the latter is an adverbial form of enge ‎(“narrow, confined”).

Adjective

bang ‎(comparative banger, superlative bangst)

  1. scared, frightened
    • Wees maar niet bang.‎
      Please don't be afraid.
    • Ik ben bang voor het donker!‎
      I am scared of the dark!
Inflection
Inflection of bang
uninflected bang
inflected bange
comparative banger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bang banger het bangst
het bangste
indefinite m./f. sing. bange bangere bangste
n. sing. bang banger bangste
plural bange bangere bangste
definite bange bangere bangste
partitive bangs bangers —
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bang m ‎(plural bangen, diminutive bangetje n)

  1. sound of an explosion or gun; bang

French

Interjection

bang

  1. bang

Noun

bang m ‎(plural bangs)

  1. sonic boom
  2. bong (marijuana pipe)

German

Alternative forms

  • bange (both are roughly equally common)

Etymology

From Middle High German bange, from be- + ange ‎(“narrow, close”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

bang ‎(comparative banger or bänger, superlative am bangsten or am bängsten)

  1. scared, frightened, afraid, fearful

Declension

Comparative forms of bang
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist bänger sie ist bänger es ist bänger sie sind bänger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative bängerer bängere bängeres bängere
genitive bängeren bängerer bängeren bängerer
dative bängerem bängerer bängerem bängeren
accusative bängeren bängere bängeres bängere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der bängere die bängere das bängere die bängeren
genitive des bängeren der bängeren des bängeren der bängeren
dative dem bängeren der bängeren dem bängeren den bängeren
accusative den bängeren die bängere das bängere die bängeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein bängerer eine bängere ein bängeres (keine) bängeren
genitive eines bängeren einer bängeren eines bängeren (keiner) bängeren
dative einem bängeren einer bängeren einem bängeren (keinen) bängeren
accusative einen bängeren eine bängere ein bängeres (keine) bängeren
Comparative forms of bang
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist banger sie ist banger es ist banger sie sind banger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative bangerer bangere bangeres bangere
genitive bangeren bangerer bangeren bangerer
dative bangerem bangerer bangerem bangeren
accusative bangeren bangere bangeres bangere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der bangere die bangere das bangere die bangeren
genitive des bangeren der bangeren des bangeren der bangeren
dative dem bangeren der bangeren dem bangeren den bangeren
accusative den bangeren die bangere das bangere die bangeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein bangerer eine bangere ein bangeres (keine) bangeren
genitive eines bangeren einer bangeren eines bangeren (keiner) bangeren
dative einem bangeren einer bangeren einem bangeren (keinen) bangeren
accusative einen bangeren eine bangere ein bangeres (keine) bangeren
Superlative forms of bang
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am bangsten sie ist am bangsten es ist am bangsten sie sind am bangsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative bangster bangste bangstes bangste
genitive bangsten bangster bangsten bangster
dative bangstem bangster bangstem bangsten
accusative bangsten bangste bangstes bangste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der bangste die bangste das bangste die bangsten
genitive des bangsten der bangsten des bangsten der bangsten
dative dem bangsten der bangsten dem bangsten den bangsten
accusative den bangsten die bangste das bangste die bangsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein bangster eine bangste ein bangstes (keine) bangsten
genitive eines bangsten einer bangsten eines bangsten (keiner) bangsten
dative einem bangsten einer bangsten einem bangsten (keinen) bangsten
accusative einen bangsten eine bangste ein bangstes (keine) bangsten
Superlative forms of bang
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am bängsten sie ist am bängsten es ist am bängsten sie sind am bängsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative bängster bängste bängstes bängste
genitive bängsten bängster bängsten bängster
dative bängstem bängster bängstem bängsten
accusative bängsten bängste bängstes bängste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der bängste die bängste das bängste die bängsten
genitive des bängsten der bängsten des bängsten der bängsten
dative dem bängsten der bängsten dem bängsten den bängsten
accusative den bängsten die bängste das bängste die bängsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein bängster eine bängste ein bängstes (keine) bängsten
genitive eines bängsten einer bängsten eines bängsten (keiner) bängsten
dative einem bängsten einer bängsten einem bängsten (keinen) bängsten
accusative einen bängsten eine bängste ein bängstes (keine) bängsten

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pauŋk/

Noun

bang n ‎(genitive singular bangs, no plural)

  1. pounding, hammering, banging

Declension

Related terms

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

bang m ‎(genitive singular banga, nominative plural banganna)

  1. (swimming) stroke, single effort
  2. effort, (vigorous) movement
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bang ‎(“ban, interdict”).

Noun

bang f ‎(genitive singular bainge, nominative plural banga)

  1. ban, interdict, taboo
  2. restraint
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

bang m ‎(genitive singular baing, nominative plural baing)

  1. Alternative form of banc ‎(“bank”)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bang bhang mbang
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "bang" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 bang” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Javanese

Etymology 1

Adjective

bang

  1. red

Etymology 2

Noun

bang

  1. region

Etymology 3

Noun

bang

  1. bank

Etymology 4

Noun

bang

  1. flower

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/
  • Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ

Noun

bang

  1. brother (older male sibling)

Synonyms

Mandarin

Romanization

bang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bāng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bǎng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bàng.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old Norse

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or Unknown origin.

Noun

bang n (genitive bangs, plural bǫng)

  1. pounding, hammering, banging

Related terms

References

  • bang in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Noun

bang m (plural bangs)

  1. (Brazil, slang, nonstandard) thingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)

Synonyms

Swedish

Adjective

bang

  1. scared, anxious

Noun

bang ?

  1. A sudden percussive noise

Declension

Inflection of bang 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bang bangen bangar bangarna
Genitive bangs bangens bangars bangarnas

Etymology

From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian, *bangan or Old Norse banga ‎(“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bang- ‎(“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- ‎(“to beat, hit, injure”). Cognate with Icelandic banga ‎(“to pound, hammer”), Old Swedish bånga ‎(“to hammer”), Danish banke ‎(“to beat”), bengel ‎(“club”), Low German bangen, bangeln ‎(“to strike, beat”), West Frisian bingel, bongel, Dutch bengel ‎(“bell; rascal”), German Bengel ‎(“club”), bungen ‎(“to throb, pulsate”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: băng, IPA(key): /bæŋ(ɡ)/
  • (in the US, also:) enPR: bāng, IPA(key): /beɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

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