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- [bang uhp]
- /bæŋ ʌp/
- /bæŋ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bang uhp]
- /bæŋ ʌp/
Definitions of bang up words
- phrasal verb bang up When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell. 3
- verb bang up to lock up (a prisoner) in his or her cell, esp for the night 3
- adjective bang up very good; excellent 3
- noun bang up to do physical damage to 3
- adjective bang up excellent; extraordinary. 1
- noun bang up a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun. 1
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Origin of bang up
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; adj. use of verb phrase bang up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bang up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bang up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bang up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bang up
verb bang up
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- violate — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
adj bang up
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- capital — Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
Antonyms for bang up
verb bang up
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
adj bang up
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
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