Bang — Defs

01 v. t. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging

1.
To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
“The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.” — Shak.
2.
To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
3.
To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.[vulgar slang]

02 v. i. To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.

1.
To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
2.
To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.[vulgar slang]

03 n. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.

1.
A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
“Many a stiff thwack, many a bang.” — Hudibras.
2.
The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion.
3.
A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.[informal]
4.
An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu).(Printing & Computers) [slang]
5.
An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.[vulgar slang]

Syn. kick{5}.

04 v. t. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).

1.
To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
“His hair banged even with his eyebrows.” — The Century Mag.

05 n. The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; -- usually used i…

1.
The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; -- usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down almost to her eyes.
“His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang.” — W. D. Howells.

06 n. See Bhang.