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Bang (băng), v. 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.
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The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak.
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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”.
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3. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene. [vulgar slang]
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Bang, v. 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”.
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2. To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]
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Bang, n.
1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
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Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.
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2. The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion.
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3. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a bang out of; as, “I always get a bang out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump”. [informal]
Syn. -- kick5.
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4. (Printing & Computers) An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; as, “his email address is tom bang stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu)”. [slang]
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5. An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]
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Bang, v. t. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
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His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.
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Bang, n. 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”.
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His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.
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Bang, Bangue (>), n. See Bhang.
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