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English noun: bang | |||
| 1. | bang (event) a vigorous blow | ||
| Samples | The sudden knock floored him. He took a bash right in his face. He got a bang on the head. | ||
| Synonyms | bash, belt, knock, smash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
| 2. | bang (event) a sudden very loud noise | ||
| Synonyms | bam, blast, clap, eruption | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | water hammer | ||
| 3. | bang (body) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | ||
| Synonyms | fringe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
| 4. | bang (feeling) the swift release of a store of affective force | ||
| Samples | They got a great bang out of it. What a boot!. He got a quick rush from injecting heroin. He does it for kicks. | ||
| Synonyms | boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excitement, exhilaration | ||
| 5. | bang (act) a conspicuous success | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | hit, smash, smasher, strike | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blockbuster, megahit, sleeper, smash hit | ||
English adverb: bang | |||
| 1. | bang directly | ||
| Samples | He ran bang into the pole. Ran slap into her. | ||
| Synonyms | bolt, slap, slapdash, smack | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: bang | |||
| 1. | bang (contact) strike violently | ||
| Samples | Slam the ball. | ||
| Synonyms | slam | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 2. | bang (perception) to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound | ||
| Samples | One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 3. | bang (contact) close violently | ||
| Samples | He slammed the door shut. | ||
| Examples | They want to bang the doors | ||
| Synonyms | slam | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, shut | ||
| 4. | bang (motion) move noisily | ||
| Samples | The window banged shut. The old man banged around the house. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 5. | bang (contact) have sexual intercourse with | ||
| Samples | This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm. Adam knew Eve. Were you ever intimate with this man?. | ||
| Synonyms | be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fornicate, have, take | ||
| Verb group | make out, neck | ||
| 6. | bang (contact) leap, jerk, bang | ||
| Samples | Bullets spanged into the trees. | ||
| Synonyms | spang | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
| Domain usage | accent, dialect, idiom | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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