bang
Nouns
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(n) a vigorous blow
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- (n) a sudden very loud noise clap, bam, blast, eruption,
- (n) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead fringe,
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(n) the swift release of a store of affective force
- they got a great bang out of it
- what a boot!
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
- he does it for kicks
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(n) a conspicuous success
- that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
- that new Broadway show is a real smasher
- the party went with a bang
Verbs
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(v) strike violently
- slam the ball
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(v) to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
- One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed
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(v) close violently
- He slammed the door shut
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(v) move noisily
- The window banged shut
- The old man banged around the house
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(v) have sexual intercourse with
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
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(v) leap, jerk, bang
- Bullets spanged into the trees