Dictionary entry details
• BANG (noun)
Meaning:
A vigorous blow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bang; bash; smash; knock; belt
Context examples:
the sudden knock floored him / he took a bash right in his face / he got a bang on the head
Hypernyms ("bang" is a kind of...):
blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))
Meaning:
A sudden very loud noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
clap; bam; bang; blast; eruption
Hypernyms ("bang" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bang"):
water hammer (the banging sound of steam in pipes)
Meaning:
A fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("bang" is a kind of...):
coif; coiffure; hair style; hairdo; hairstyle (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))
Meaning:
The swift release of a store of affective force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
thrill; kick; boot; bang; rush; flush; charge
Context examples:
they got a great bang out of it / what a boot! / he got a quick rush from injecting heroin / he does it for kicks
Hypernyms ("bang" is a kind of...):
excitement; exhilaration (the feeling of lively and cheerful joy)
Meaning:
A conspicuous success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hit; smasher; bang; smash; strike
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("bang" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bang"):
blockbuster; megahit; smash hit (an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))
sleeper (an unexpected hit)
• BANG (verb)
Meaning:
Strike violently
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bang; slam
Context example:
slam the ball
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Close violently
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
slam; bang
Context example:
He slammed the door shut
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to bang the doors
Meaning:
Move noisily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
The window banged shut / The old man banged around the house
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Have sexual intercourse with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
have it away; have it off; have sex; sleep with; lie with; make love; roll in the hay; screw; have intercourse; have a go at it; get laid; bonk; do it; eff; fuck; get it on; be intimate; hump; jazz; love; bed; bang; make out; know
Context examples:
This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm / Adam knew Eve / Were you ever intimate with this man?
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
copulate; couple; mate; pair (make love)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bang"):
have; take (have sex with; archaic use)
fornicate (have sex without being married)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Leap, jerk, bang
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
spang; bang
Context example:
Bullets spanged into the trees
Hypernyms (to "bang" is one way to...):
collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)
Domain usage:
accent; dialect; idiom (the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
• BANG (adverb)
Meaning:
Directly
Synonyms:
bang; slap; smack; bolt; slapdash
Context examples:
he ran bang into the pole / ran slap into her
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
