Noun
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a conspicuous success
"that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"
"that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
"the party went with a bang"
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the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"
"what a boot!"
"he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"
"he does it for kicks"
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a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
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a sudden very loud noise
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a vigorous blow
"the sudden knock floored him"
"he took a bash right in his face"
"he got a bang on the head"
Verb
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leap, jerk, bang
"Bullets spanged into the trees"
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have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"
"Adam knew Eve"
"Were you ever intimate with this man?"
- sleep together - roll in the hay - make out - make love - sleep with - get laid - have sex - do it - be intimate - have intercourse - have it away - have it off - lie with - have a go at it - get it on -
move noisily
"The window banged shut"
"The old man banged around the house"
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close violently
"He slammed the door shut"
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to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
"One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
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strike violently
"slam the ball"
Adverb
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directly
"he ran bang into the pole"
"ran slap into her"