Collins English-English Dictionary

bang [bæŋ]

1. 1. n a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun

2. 2. n a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump

   he gave the ball a bang

3. 3. n [informal] a startling or sudden effect

   he realized with a bang that he was late

4. 4. n [slang] an injection of heroin or other narcotic

5. 5. n [taboo slang] an act of sexual intercourse

6. 6. vb to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump

   to bang one's head

7. 7. vb to move noisily or clumsily

   to bang about the house

8. 8. vb to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam

9. 9. vt. [tr] to cause to move by hitting vigorously

   he banged the ball over the fence

10. 10. vt. to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion

11. 11. vt. [tr] [Brit] to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling

12. 12. vt. to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall

13. 13. vt. [taboo slang] to have sexual intercourse with

14. 14. vi. [intr] [slang] to inject heroin, etc

15. 15. adv with a sudden impact or effect

    bang went his hopes of winning

    the car drove bang into a lamp-post

16. 16. adv precisely

    bang in the middle of the road

17. 17. adv [Etymology] C16: from Old Norse bang, banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative origin

bang [bæŋ]

1. 1. n a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead

2. 2. vt. [tr] to cut (the hair) in such a style

3. 3. vt. to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)

4. 4. vt. [Etymology] C19: probably short for bangtail short tail

bang [bæŋ]

1. 1. n a variant spelling of bhang