Bang | Mean of bang in English Dictionary

/ˈbæŋ/

• Verb
• to cause or allow (something, such as part of your body) to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise
1. He accidentally banged his knee against the door.
2. He banged [=bumped, struck] his head getting out of the car.
3. She fell and banged her elbow.
4. She banged her fist on the table.
5. He banged his empty glass on the counter.
• to hit (something or someone) in a way that makes a loud noise
1. His knee accidentally banged the door.
2. The chair fell over and banged the wall.
3. His knee accidentally banged into the door.
4. I thought the door was open and banged [=bumped] right into it.
5. The bird banged into/against the window.
6. One of the other players banged into her, knocking her to the ground.
• to use your hand or a tool to beat or hit (something) in a way that makes a loud noise
1. He banged the drum.
2. She banged the table with her fist.
3. He banged on the drum.
4. She banged on the table.
5. Who is banging [=pounding] on the door?

• to make a sudden loud noise
1. I could hear the screen door bang [=slam] as he left.
2. The window suddenly banged shut.
3. The pipes banged as the heat came on.
• to have sex with (someone)
• to work hard at something
1. We have to keep banging away if we want to finish on time.
2. The students are banging away at their homework.
• to use angry or forceful methods to control or punish people
1. I am going to go in there and bang their heads together if they don't start behaving.
• to talk about (something) repeatedly or for a long time
1. She's always banging on about [=going on about] the importance of a good diet.
• to produce (something) quickly
1. He banged out the speech in just a few hours.
2. The two sides are trying to bang out an agreement.
• to play (a song, melody, etc.) loudly on a piano
1. She carelessly banged out a few melodies on the piano.
• to injure or damage (something or someone)
1. She banged up [=hurt] her knee.
2. He banged up the car.
3. He was pretty badly banged up [=injured] in the accident.
• to put (someone) in prison
1. He got banged up [=locked up] for robbery.
• Noun
• a sudden loud noise
1. I heard a loud bang.
2. The door slammed shut with a bang.
• a hard hit or blow
1. She got a nasty bang [=bump] on her head.
• to enjoy (something) very much
1. You'll get a bang out of [=you'll like] this story.
2. She got a bang out of [=got a kick out of] watching her grandson at the beach.
• in a sudden and exciting way
1. The movie begins/starts with a bang and never slows down.
• exactly or directly
1. There it was—bang [=right] in front of us!
2. The show began bang on time.
• exactly right
1. His explanation was bang on. [=spot-on]