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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

bằng

bằng

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

Vietnamese

Adjective

bằng ‎(平, 評, 甭, 錋)

  1. (of a surface) flat
  2. (poetry, of a tone) being a ngang ‎(“level”) or huyền ‎(“hanging”) tone

Preposition

bằng

  1. (mathematics) equal to; equals
    một cộng một bằng hai
    one plus one equal to two
Derived terms
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憑 (“rely on; on the basis of; by the means of; certificate; diploma”)

Noun

bằng

  1. diploma; certificate; license
Derived terms
Synonyms
See also
  • giấy phép

Preposition

bằng

  1. by; by means of
    bằng đường bộ‎ ― by land
    bằng ô tô‎ ― by car
  2. made of
    bức tường bằng gạch
    a wall of bricks; a brick wall

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 平 (“level; even”; SV: bình), from Proto-Vietic *baŋ ‎(“flat; even”)

Pronunciation

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