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      bang
      noun
      A sudden percussive noise.
      A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
      An explosion.
      (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
      (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
      (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
      (slang) A thrill.
      (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
      (slang, mining) An explosive product.
      (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
      An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
      (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
      Archaic spelling of bhang. [A preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, traditionally consumed in food or drink, especially during Hindu festivals such as Holi.]
      (US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
      verb
      (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
      (slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
      (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent; to be banging
      (New England, slang, intransitive) To make a turn in a vehicle; to hang a right, left, or uey.
      (Nigeria, slang) To fail, especially an exam; to flunk.
      (US, slang) To gangbang; to participate in street gang criminal activity.
      (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
      (ambitransitive) To hit hard.
      (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
      (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
      (finance, transitive, dated) To depress the prices in (a market).
      (slang, transitive, obsolete) To excel or surpass.
      adverb
      Right, directly.
      Precisely.
      With a sudden impact.
      Synonyms for bang
      slamnbonkvsmackadvknockvsmashnblastnslapvhitvclapnbashnthumpnspangvwhamvboomnkicknwallopnwhackvwhopvblownwhapvexplosionnstrikenpercussv
      Words related to bang
      thudnthwackernthwacksnthwackingnclangnkaboomclunknkerplunkwhooshvpoundingnthunderousadjgongsnpercussiveadjblarencrepitatevfuckvclangorn

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