| VERB | contact | bang, slam | strike violently |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | bang | to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound | |
| contact | bang, slam | close violently | |
| motion | bang | move noisily | |
| contact | bang, sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk | have sexual intercourse with | |
| contact | bang, spang | leap, jerk, bang | |
| NOUN | event | bang, knock, bash, smash, belt | a vigorous blow |
| event | bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam | a sudden very loud noise | |
| body | bang, fringe | a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | |
| feeling | bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick | the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| act | bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike | a conspicuous success | |
| ADVERB | all | bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt | directly |
| Sounds | bae'ng | |
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| Rhymes | ANG ... ylang-ylang: 27 rhymes with aeng... | |
| Meaning | A vigorous blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he got a bang on the head" | |
| Synonyms | knock, bash, smash, belt | |
| Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
| Spanish | cinturón, derribo, golpe fuerte, golpe, hostia, lechazo, leche, mamporro, piña, tortazo, zambombazo | |
| Catalan | hòstia, llet, trompada | |
| Verbs | bang | strike violently |
| Meaning | A sudden very loud noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | clap, eruption, blast, bam | |
| Narrower | water hammer | The banging sound of steam in pipes |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | estallido, explosión | |
| Catalan | explosió | |
| Verbs | bang | move noisily |
| bang | to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound | |
| Meaning | A border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fringe | |
| Broader | hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif | The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
| Spanish | flequillo | |
| Catalan | serrell | |
| Meaning | The swift release of a store of affective force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they got a great bang out of it" | |
| Synonyms | boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick | |
| Broader | exhilaration, excitement | The feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| Spanish | emoción, entusiasmo, excitación | |
| Catalan | emoció, entusiasme, excitació | |
| Meaning | A conspicuous success. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the party went with a bang" | |
| Synonyms | hit, smash, smasher, strike | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | success | An attainment that is successful |
| Spanish | exitazo, éxito, golpe, triunfar, triunfo | |
| Catalan | cop, èxit, xoc | |
| Meaning | directly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he ran bang into the pole" | |
| Synonyms | slap, slapdash, smack, bolt | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | de cabeza, de lleno, directamente, directo | |
| Meaning | strike violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | slam | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | cerrar ruidosamente, golpear, golpear violentamente | |
| Nouns | bang | a vigorous blow |
| Meaning | To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | golpear | |
| Catalan | copejar, pegar | |
| Nouns | bang | a sudden very loud noise |
| banger | firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing | |
| Meaning | Close violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They want to bang the doors | |
| Synonym | slam | |
| Broader | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Spanish | dar un portazo | |
| Meaning | Move noisily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | moverse estruendosamente | |
| Nouns | bang | a sudden very loud noise |
| Meaning | Have sexual intercourse with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk | |
| Entailed by | consummate | fulfill sexually |
| seduce, score, make | induce to have sex | |
| Narrower | fornicate | have sex without being married |
| take, have | have sex with | |
| Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple | Engage in sexual intercourse |
| Similar to | neck, make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion |
| Spanish | acostarse, cachar, cepillarse, chingar, coger, conocer, copular, culear, encantar, follarse, follar, garchar, hacer el amor, jalar, joder, pichar, saber, tirarse, tirar, vergar | |
| Catalan | cardar, encantar, fer l'amor, fer un clau, follar, fotre un clau, fotre, saber, tirar-se | |
| Meaning | leap, jerk, bang. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | spang | |
| Broader | hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against |
| Usage of | dialect, idiom, accent | The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| Spanish | golpear, rebotar, saltar, spang | |
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