bang English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
A sudden percussive noise.
- When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang .
A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
An explosion.
(US, especially plural) A fringe of hair cut across the forehead.
- Tiffany has long hair and bangs .
* W. D. Howells
- his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang
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(US) The symbol , known as an exclamation point.
- An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.
(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
(figuratively) An act of sexual intercourse.
An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
(slang, mining) An explosive product.
- Load the bang into the hole.
(slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
Synonyms
* strike, blow
* explosion
* (hair cut) fringe, bangs
* exclamation point, exclamation mark
Antonyms
* (abrupt left turn) hang
Verb
( en verb)
(label) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
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(label) To hit hard.
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* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
- The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days , chapter=3/19/2
, passage=Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house?; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something?; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.}}
To engage in sexual intercourse.
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* 1972 , (Mario Puzo) and (Francis Ford Coppola), (The Godfather) (film):
- Moe Greene: He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!
(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
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(label) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
* The Century Magazine
- His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
Synonyms
* nail
Adverb
( en adverb)
, directly.
- The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=September 18
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
, work=BBC Sport
citation
, page=
, passage=After yet another missed penalty by Kvirikashvili from bang in front of the posts, England scored again, centre Tuilagi flying into the line and touching down under the bar.}}
Precisely.
- ''He arrived bang on time.
With a sudden impact.
- Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.
Interjection
( en interjection)
a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound
- He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang !"
Derived terms
* (verb) banger, gangbang
* (noun) bang for the buck, big bang
* (adverb) bang on, bang out of order, bang to rights, bang up / bang-up
Etymology 2
Shortened from .
Noun
( en noun)
(in the plural) Brucellosis, a bacterial disease
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undefined English
Adjective
( wikipedia undefined)
( -)
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
- The result of division by zero is undefined .
Antonyms
* defined
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