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- [bang]
- /bæŋ/
- /bæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bang]
- /bæŋ/
Definitions of bang word
- verb bang If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times. 4
- verb bang If you bang on something or if you bang it, you hit it hard, making a loud noise. 4
- verb bang If you bang something on something or if you bang it down, you quickly and violently put it on a surface, because you are angry. 4
- verb bang If you bang a door or if it bangs, it closes suddenly with a loud noise. 3
- verb bang Bang is also a noun. 3
- verb bang If you bang into something or someone, you bump or knock them hard, usually because you are not looking where you are going. 3
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Origin of bang
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1930-35 for def 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect banken; perhaps orig. imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bang
verb bang
- rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- thump — a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
adverb bang
- smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
noun bang
- report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- thud — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- rumble — to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
Antonyms for bang
verb bang
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
adverb bang
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
noun bang
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- whimper — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
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