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Bang
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 5
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.
2. The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 5
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn. His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 5
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak.
2. To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 5
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 5 of 5
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.