Bang (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw.bångas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.]
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.
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Bang, v. i.
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.
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Bang, 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.
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Bang, v. t.
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.
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Bang, 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.
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Bang, Bangue (?), n.
See Bhang.
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