bang

bang is a 4-letter English word with 20 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 20 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. intransitive verb. 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.
4. noun. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
5. noun. The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
6. transitive verb. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
7. noun. The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.
8. noun. Alt. of Bangue
9. noun. a conspicuous success

   "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"

   "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"

   Synonyms: hit, smash, smasher, strike

10. noun. a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

    Synonyms: fringe

11. noun. a sudden very loud noise

    Synonyms: bam, blast, clap, eruption

12. noun. a vigorous blow

    "the sudden knock floored him"

    "he took a bash right in his face"

    Synonyms: bash, belt, knock, smash

13. noun. the swift release of a store of affective force

    "they got a great bang out of it"

    "what a boot!"

    Synonyms: boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill

14. verb. leap, jerk, bang

    "Bullets spanged into the trees"

    Synonyms: spang

15. verb. strike violently

    "slam the ball"

    Synonyms: slam

16. verb. close violently

    "He slammed the door shut"

    Synonyms: slam

17. verb. have sexual intercourse with

    "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"

    "Adam knew Eve"

    Synonyms: bed, bonk, eff, fuck, hump, jazz, know, love, screw

18. verb. move noisily

    "The window banged shut"

    "The old man banged around the house"

19. verb. to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound

    "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

20. adverb. directly

    "he ran bang into the pole"

    "ran slap into her"

    Synonyms: bolt, slap, slapdash, smack

Synonyms

hit, smash, smasher, strike, fringe, bam, blast, clap, eruption, bash, belt, knock, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill, spang, slam, bed, bonk, eff, fuck

Common word forms

bangs, banged, banger, banging

Words from these letters

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