bang
To make sudden loud noises, often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting somethingTo make sudden loud noises, often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
» She banged the table with her fist.
Sie schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch.
Она ударила кулаком по столу.
Вона вдарила кулаком по столу.
Meaning
14 senses(intransitive)To make sudden loud noises, often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
The fireworks banged away all through the night.
Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!
knallen
(ambitransitive)To hit hard.
He banged the door shut.
David and Mary banged into each other.
schlagen
To play a drum.
He banged his bongo in sync with the band.
(ambitransitive, slang, vulgar)To engage in sexual intercourse.
We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
bumsen, knallen, ficken
тра́хатьtráxatʹ, тра́хатьсяtráxatʹsja
have sexual intercourse with
To hammer or to hit anything hard.
Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.
einschlagen
(transitive)To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
einen Pony schneiden
(slang, transitive)To inject intravenously.
Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
(dated, transitive)To depress the prices in (a market).
(intransitive, slang, stative)To be excellent; to be banging
This song bangs!
(Nigeria, slang)To fail, especially an exam; to flunk.
(New England, intransitive, slang)To make a turn in a vehicle; to hang a right, left, or uey.
Bang a right at the next stoplight.
(US, slang)To gangbang; to participate in street gang criminal activity.
You know I still bang.
Examples
286 sentencesShe banged the table with her fist.
Вона вдарила кулаком по столу. — aandrusiak
ruОна ударила кулаком по столу. — shanghainese
deSie schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch. — samueldora
Tom banged his head.
Том ударився головою. — deniko
deTom stieß sich den Kopf. — Sudajaengi
Tom did a bang-up job.
I heard a loud bang.
ruЯ услышал громкий взрыв. — astru
Tom heard a loud bang.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian or borrowed from Old Norse banga (“From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian or borrowed from Old Norse banga (“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bangōną (“to beat, pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- (“to beat, hit, injure”). Cognate with Scots bang, bung (“to strike, bang, hurl, thrash, offend”), Icelandic banga (“to pound, hammer”), Old Swedish bånga ("to hammer"; whence modern Swedish banka (“to knock, pound, bang”)), Danish banke (“to beat”), bengel (“club”), Low German bangen, bangeln (“to strike, beat”), West Frisian bingel, bongel, Dutch bengel (“bell; rascal”), German Bengel (“club”), bungen (“to throb, pulsate”).
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Forms
bangs, banging, banged, bangedPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- bang upрозбитися, розбиватисяTo damage.
- bang offTo fire (a weapon or a shot); to ejaculate.
- bang outTo do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.
- bang onTo talk about something constantly and tiresomely.
- bang awayTo strike or hit repeatedly
- bang intoTo accidentally collide with (something).
- bang aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
- bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
Synonyms
203 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle