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Bangs

  [bangz]
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–noun
John Ken⋅drick  [ken-drik] , 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.

bang

1  [bang]
–noun
1. a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
2. a resounding stroke or blow: a nasty bang on the head.
3. Informal. a sudden movement or show of energy: He started with a bang.
4. energy; vitality; spirit: The bang has gone out of my work.
5. Informal. sudden or intense pleasure; thrill; excitement: a big bang out of seeing movies.
6. Slang: Vulgar. sexual intercourse.
7. Printing and Computer Slang. an exclamation point.
–verb (used with object)
8. to strike or beat resoundingly; pound: to bang a door.
9. to hit or bump painfully: to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.
10. to throw or set down roughly; slam: He banged the plates on the table.
11. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.
–verb (used without object)
12. to strike violently or noisily: to bang on the door.
13. to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow: The guns banged all night.
14. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.
–adverb
15. suddenly and loudly; abruptly or violently: She fell bang against the wall.
16. directly; precisely; right: He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.
—Verb phrases
17. bang into, to collide with; bump into: The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.
18. bang up, to damage: A passing car banged up our fender.
—Idioms
19. bang off, Chiefly British Slang. immediately; right away.
20. bang on, Chiefly British Slang. terrific; marvelous; just right: That hat is absolutely bang on.
Origin:
1540–50; 1930–35 for def. 5; cf. ON banga to beat, hammer, LG bangen to strike, beat, G dial. banken; perh. orig. imit.

Synonyms:
2. smack, clout, box, wallop, sock, bash, cuff.

bang

2  [bang]
–noun
1. Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.
3. to dock (the tail of a horse or dog).
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; short for bangtail

bang

3  [bang]
–noun
bhang.

bhang

  [bang]
–noun
1. a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
2. a water pipe.
Also, bang.

Origin:
1555–65; < Hindi bhāng < Skt bhangā hemp
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bang 1   (bāng)   
n.  
  1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.
  2. A sudden loud blow or bump.
  3. Informal A sudden burst of action: The campaign started off with a bang.
  4. Slang A sense of excitement; a thrill: We got a bang out of watching the old movies.
v.   banged, bang·ing, bangs

v.   tr.
  1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump.
  2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam.
  3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in the kitchen.
  4. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
v.   intr.
  1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise.
  2. To crash noisily against or into something: My elbow banged against the door.
adv.  
  1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the target.
  2. Suddenly; abruptly: cut the conversation bang off.
  3. To speak or ask questions in a rapid, aggressive manner: reporters banging away at the official during the press conference.
  4. To work diligently and often at length: banged away at the project until it was finished.
Phrasal Verb(s):
bang away
  1. To speak or ask questions in a rapid, aggressive manner: reporters banging away at the official during the press conference.
  2. To work diligently and often at length: banged away at the project until it was finished.
bang upTo damage extensively: banged up the car.

Idiom(s):
bang for the/one's buckValue returned for investment or effort.

[Probably from Old Norse bang, a hammering.]
bang 2   (bāng)   
n.  A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead. Often used in the plural.
tr.v.   banged, bang·ing, bangs
To cut (hair) in bangs.

[From bang1.]
bhang also bang   (bāng, bäng)   
n.  A preparation from the leaves and seed capsules of the cannabis plant, smoked, chewed, eaten, or infused and drunk to obtain mild euphoria.

[Ultimately from Sanskrit bhaṅgā.]
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