Meaning

A sudden percussive noise..

Definitions by Sense

1. A sudden percussive noise.
2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
3. An explosion.
4. (US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
5. (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
6. (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
7. (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
8. An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.

Example Sentences

When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.

A fiendish yell then followed / Ev'ry salvo's 'bang' and 'bloop'.

Tiffany has long hair and bangs.

his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang

She was not much to look at. Her red hair hung in an uncurled bang over her forehead

An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.

Incidentally, a useful abbreviation for "Exclamation point" is "Bang."

Load the bang into the hole.

Word Forms

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• bangue
• banging
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• no-table-tags
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• bang
• bangest
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• bangeth
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• more bang
• most bang

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When Should You Use Bang?

Use bang when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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