bang
 I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound
▪ There was an odd buzzing sound in her ears.
a door slams/bangs (shut) (=shuts loudly)
▪ I heard the front door slam.
bang/hammer on the door (=hit it very loudly and urgently)
▪ A policeman was banging on the door across the road.
big bang theory
slam/bang the door (=shut it loudly, usually because you are angry)
▪ He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him.
slap bang
▪ I ran slap bang into a lamp-post.
smack bangBrE,smack dab American English
▪ It’s smack dab in the middle of an earthquake zone.
sth slams/bangs shut
▪ The front door slammed shut.
walk straight/right/bang etc into sth
▪ Zeke wasn’t looking and walked straight into a tree.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
▪ He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
▪ She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
the big bang theory
there/bang goes sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "I heard a bang and then I heard shots," said Saxton, a tourist from Australia.
▪ He walked away from the accident with only a slight bang on the head.
▪ I heard a loud bang - it sounded like something had fallen down upstairs.
▪ Small children are often frightrened of fireworks that make a bang.
▪ The firework went off with a loud bang.
▪ The front door slammed with a loud bang.
▪ The lid of the box fell shut with a bang.
▪ There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He lay on the horn again; there was another, more violent bang.
▪ If you can afford it, leather has a lot of bang for a lot of bucks.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
 ADVERB
around
▪ All electrical equipment generates electrical noise-electrons banging around in the metal of the equipment itself.
▪ Technology stocks blazed for most of the year, but were banged around in the final quarter.
out
▪ On the other hand, banging out a press release and sending it to absolutely everyone is a waste of time.
▪ Each time he'd banged out the flames.
▪ What notes were these anyway banged out on a pan, petrol drums forged into spinets and harpsichords?
▪ Probably in an old photo of Lennon banging out barre-chords in some dive off the Reeperbahn.
NOUN
door
▪ A door banged several yards along.
▪ This time the car stopped and a door banged shut.
▪ The whole place reverberated with noise, feet pounding up and down stairs, children yelling, women shouting, doors banging.
▪ The door banged shut behind Becky.
▪ The office door banged shut and the Monsignor groaned.
▪ Marco was in his room and wouldn't unlock the door until Jamieson banged on it and ordered him to come out.
▪ It lurched toward a set of double doors, banged into them, and flew into darkness.
drum
▪ Recruiters banged at their drums, yet crowds of young men filled the streets, unmoved and unresponsive.
▪ During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.
▪ Since then, excited activists have been roaming the streets, banging drums and chanting.
▪ They are reinforced by beaters on foot banging drums and gongs.
▪ They were all empty, but rows of Moi females were seated along the other walls, banging the gongs and drums.
fist
▪ One of the students banged his fist loudly on the partition separating them from the driver.
▪ The porch door rattled as though some one were banging their fists against it.
▪ I watched him as he bounded up a flight of narrow concrete steps and banged his fists on a shabby door.
▪ She banged her fist against the steering-wheel, fighting back the tears that scalded her eyes and threatened to blind her.
▪ Graham banged his fist angrily on the table.
glass
▪ Others are like birds in a greenhouse: banging against the glass, desperate to spread their wings.
▪ He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey.
hand
▪ The sharp sound of Sister Mary's hand banging down on the square of writing paper stopped the chanting.
▪ On the other hand, banging out a press release and sending it to absolutely everyone is a waste of time.
head
▪ It is clear that several heads were put or banged together before a second was commissioned.
▪ She lifted her head and banged it several times on the floor.
sound
▪ The hollow sounds of doors banging and footsteps receding echoed in her ears as she stepped inside the sparsely furnished room.
▪ With the sound of banging doors came the shaking of hands and kissing between the women.
table
▪ At one point, half the company are banging rhythmically on a table like kids at a tea party.
▪ They banged tables and a little old professor would shout and stab the air with his cigar.
▪ There was much gesticulating, Teodor banging the table, his thigh, his friends' thighs, throwing wide his arms.
wall
▪ The large wooden door swung on its hinges, banging into the wall, cracking the plastered stone.
▪ He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him.
▪ He pulled away with such force that his elbow banged loudly against the wall.
▪ They banged on the walls of the container in an attempt to be heard.
▪ They are caused by the end of a broomhandle being banged against the walls and ceiling.
window
▪ Liz banged on the window and waved until Rebecca moved.
▪ Frustrations ran high, with fans and journalists banging on windows and excitedly complaining to transportation volunteers during the busing debacle.
▪ She banged on the window as he climbed the path and he looked up and waved.
▪ When an airplane banged against a window I lost my temper.
▪ Matthew banged the window shut and the sunny silence was more pronounced.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
▪ He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
▪ She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
the big bang theory
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He complained loudly until Val finally banged on the table and shouted at him.
▪ He got out of the car and banged the door.
▪ I banged at the door but nobody came.
▪ I banged my toe on the door.
▪ I banged the phone down.
▪ I slipped and banged the guitar against the door.
▪ Sherman banged the door shut.
▪ The pipes bang when you turn the hot water on.
▪ They were banging drums and chanting.
▪ Thomas banged his fist on the table.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.
▪ He banged his head against the floor.
▪ In so doing, I banged into the edge of the sink and fell to the floor.
▪ She banged the phone down a second before he did, leaving him raging.
▪ She pulled the doll out before the blocks banged together.
▪ There's no clutch pedal, you just bang the lever into forward and floor it.
III. adverb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
▪ He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
▪ She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
the big bang theory
there/bang goes sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He landed bang in the middle of the roof, and it collapsed.
▪ I lost my balance and fell, bang, on my back on the ice.
▪ It starts at eight, bang on the dot.
▪ The arrow hit the target right bang in the middle.
▪ The eraser hit him bang on the top of his head.
▪ They've put an ornamental fountain slap bang in the middle of the roundabout.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But the design has been brought bang up-to-date to strike a chord with modern riders and classic buffs alike.
▪ He goes in, the door knocks against the tray, bang go the fifteen cups and they all get broken!
▪ Results this month were bang in line with expectations.
IV. interjection
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ ``Bang, bang - you're dead,'' Tommy shouted.
bang
I. bang1 S3 /bæŋ/ noun
1. [COUNTABLE]
a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface:
▪ There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door.
2. [COUNTABLE]
a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you SYN bump:
▪ a bang on the head
3. bangs
[PLURAL] American English hair cut straight across your forehead SYN fringe British English
4. with a bang
in a very successful way:
▪ Stock markets started the year with a bang.
5. (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck
informal something that gives you a good effect or a lot of value for the effort or money you spend on it:
▪ Are taxpayers getting enough bang for their buck?
6. get a bang out of something
American English spoken to enjoy something very much
⇨ big bang theory
II. bang2 S3 verb
[date : 1500-1600; Origin : Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
to hit something hard, making a loud noise
bang on
▪ Stop banging on the door!
bang your fist/hand on something
▪ She banged her fist on the table.
▪ The baby kept banging the table with his spoon.
2. [TRANSITIVE]
to put something down or against something with a lot of force, making a loud noise
bang something down
▪ She banged the phone down.
bang something on/against something
▪ He banged a teapot on the table.
3. [INTRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION, TRANSITIVE]
to close something violently, making a loud noise, or to be closed in this way SYN slam:
▪ I ran out, banging the door behind me.
▪ The window banged shut.
4. [TRANSITIVE]
to hit a part of your body, or something you are carrying, against something by accident SYN bump
bang something on something
▪ I fell and banged my head on the pavement.
5. [INTRANSITIVE]
to make a loud noise or loud noises:
▪ The gate keeps banging in the wind.
6. [TRANSITIVE]
not polite to have sex with someone
⇨ bang the drum for somebody/something at drum1(4), ⇨ bang sb’s heads together at head1(32), ⇨ be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at head1(31)
bang about/around phrasal verb
to move around a place, making a lot of noise:
▪ We could hear them banging about upstairs.
bang on phrasal verb British English
informal to talk continuously about something in a boring way SYN go on
bang on about
▪ I wish he wouldn’t keep banging on about politics.
bang something ↔ out phrasal verb informal
1. to play a tune or song loudly and badly on a piano
2. to write something in a hurry, especially using a keyboard
bang somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
1. British English to put someone in prison
2. American English to seriously damage something:
▪ a banged-up old Buick
III. bang3 adverb
1. informal directly or exactly:
▪ The train arrived bang on time.
▪ The technology is bang up to date.
2. bang on
British English spoken exactly correct:
▪ ‘Is that right?’ ‘Bang on!’
3. bang goes something
British English spoken used to show that you are unhappy because something you had hoped for will not happen:
▪ Bang goes my brilliant plan.
4. spoken in a sudden violent way:
▪ I skidded and went bang into the wall.
5. go bang
informal to explode or burst with a loud noise
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THESAURUS
▪exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail :
▪ The bill came to exactly $1,000.
▪ Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
▪precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail :
▪ We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost.
▪ Can you tell us precisely where he is?
▪ What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
▪just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position :
▪ The frame is just the right size for the picture.
▪ He and his brother are just the same.
▪ The hotel is just next to the station.
▪ A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
▪right exactly in a particular position or direction :
▪ The ball hit me right in the eye!
▪ There’s the house, right in front of you.
▪ I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose.
▪ He sat down right beside her.
▪directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right :
▪ Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
▪on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time :
▪ She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
▪bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions :
▪ The train was bang on time.
▪ The shot was bang on target.
▪ Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.
IV. bang4 interjection
used to make a sound like a gun or bomb:
▪ Bang bang, you’re dead!
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