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4-letter words (1 found)

BANG,

3-letter words (6 found)

BAG,BAN,GAB,GAN,NAB,NAG,

2-letter words (5 found)

AB,AG,AN,BA,NA,

You can make 12 words from bang according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of bang

bang abng bnag nbag anbg nabg bagn abgn bgan gban agbn gabn bnga nbga bgna gbna ngba gnba angb nagb agnb ganb ngab gnab

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Definitions and meaning of bang

bang

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: băng; IPA(key): /bæŋ(ɡ)/
  • (General American) enPR: bāng; IPA(key): /beɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ
  • Homophone: bhang

Etymology 1

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”).

In the sense of a fringe of hair, from bang off.

In the sense of abrupt left turn, from Boston left and associated risk of a crash.

Alternative forms

  • bangue (obsolete)

Noun

bang (plural bangs)

  1. A sudden percussive noise.
  2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
  3. An explosion.
  4. (US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
  5. (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
  6. (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
  7. (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
  8. An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
  9. (slang, mining) An explosive product.
  10. (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug). [from 20th c.]
  11. (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
  12. (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
  13. (slang) A thrill.
Synonyms
  • strike, blow
  • explosion
  • (the symbol !): exclamation point, exclamation mark, pling
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of "abrupt left turn"): hang
Translations

Verb

bang (third-person singular simple present bangs, present participle banging, simple past and past participle banged)

  1. (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To hit hard.
  3. (slang, transitive, intransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
    Synonyms: nail, do it, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate, Thesaurus:copulate with
  4. (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
  5. (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
  6. (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
    Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
  7. (finance, transitive, dated) To depress the prices in (a market).
  8. (slang, transitive, obsolete) To excel or surpass.
  9. (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent; to be banging
    Synonyms: eat, rule, rock, slap
  10. (Nigeria, slang) To fail, especially an exam; to flunk.
  11. (New England, slang, intransitive) To make a turn in a vehicle; to hang a right, left, or uey.
  12. (US, slang) Shortened form of gangbang, to participate in street gang criminal activity.
Conjugation
Translations

Adverb

bang (comparative more bang, superlative most bang)

  1. Right, directly.
    The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
  2. Precisely.
    He arrived bang on time.
  3. With a sudden impact.
    Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.

Interjection

bang

  1. A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
    He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"
Translations

Derived terms

  • (verb): banger, bit banging, gangbang, bang about, bang around, bang away, bang down the door, bang on the door, bang one's head against a brick wall, bang out, bang some heads together, bang the door down, gang-bang, head bang, bang like a shithouse door, bang like a dunny door, bang like a dunny door in a gale, bang a uey, bang for one's buck
  • (noun): bang bang chicken, bang path, bang for the buck, bang maid, bang snap, bang stick, bang straw / bang-straw, bang tail / bang-tail, bang zone, bang-up cove, big bang / Big Bang, flash-bang, gang bang, go out with a bang, interrobang, sonic bang, with a bang
  • (adverb): bang on, bang out of order, bang to rights, bang up / bang-up
  • (interjection): bang-bang, slap bang / slap-bang, smack bang, the whole bang shoot, whiz-bang / whizz-bang / whizbang

Etymology 2

Noun

bang (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of bhang (“cannabis”)

See also

  • PC bang

Anagrams

  • BGAN

Acehnese

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /baŋ/

Noun

bang

  1. adhan (islamic call to prayer)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bang (“afraid”), from Middle Dutch banghe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/

Adjective

bang (attributive bange, comparative banger, superlative bangste)

  1. afraid

Bislama

Etymology 1

From English bank.

Noun

bang

  1. A bank

Etymology 2

From English bang.

Noun

bang

  1. accident
See also
  • aksidong

Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bang

  1. the sound of an explosion or a gun

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bang.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑŋ/
  • Hyphenation: bang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe. The latter word is an adverbial form of enge (“narrow, confined”), compare angst (“fear”). See also Middle Low German bange, Middle High German bange, German bang, West Frisian bang.

Adjective

bang (comparative banger, superlative bangst)

  1. scared, frightened
  2. fearful
  3. anxious
Usage notes
  • The adjective is accompanied with zijn (to be); for example: Ik ben bang "I am afraid". Usage with hebben (to have) also occurs - for example: Ik heb bang - but is generally proscribed as a contamination with ik heb angst.
  • In Southern Dutch, the phrase schrik hebben is used as well besides bang zijn.
Inflection
Synonyms
  • bevreesd, angstig, schrikachtig, vruchtig, verschrikt
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bang
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: banggi
  • Jersey Dutch: bāng
  • Negerhollands: bang, baṅ
See also
  • schrikken

Etymology 2

Of onomatopoeic origin, possibly from English bang.

Noun

bang m (plural bangen, diminutive bangetje n)

  1. A sharp, percussive sound, like the sound of an explosion or gun; bang

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ̃ɡ/

Interjection

bang

  1. bang

Noun

bang m (plural bangs)

  1. sonic boom
  2. bong (marijuana pipe)

Further reading

  • “bang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Alternative forms

  • bange (both are roughly equally common)

Etymology

Originally an adverb, cf. mir ist bange. From Middle High German bange, an enlargement (with the prefix be-) of ange, Old High German ango (“narrowly, anxiously”), an adverb of engi (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *anguz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

bang (strong nominative masculine singular banger, comparative banger or bänger, superlative am bangsten or am bängsten)

  1. scared, frightened, afraid, fearful
    Synonym: ängstlich

Declension

Derived terms

  • angst und bang

Further reading

  • “bang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “bang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pauŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Rhymes: -auŋk
  • Rhymes: -aŋː

Noun

bang n (genitive singular bangs, no plural)

  1. pounding, hammering, banging

Declension

Related terms

  • banga

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/
  • Hyphenation: bang
  • Homophone: bank

Etymology 1

Clipping of abang (“brother”).

Noun

bang

  1. Title or term of address for brother

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

bang

  1. A sudden percussive noise.

Etymology 3

From Malay bang, from Persian بانگ (bâng, “voice, sound, noise, cry”), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ʿʾng /⁠vāng⁠/).

Noun

bang (first-person possessive bangku, second-person possessive bangmu, third-person possessive bangnya)

  1. (obsolete) adhan
    Synonym: azan
Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “bang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bang m (genitive singular banga, nominative plural banganna)

  1. (swimming) stroke, single effort
    Synonyms: béim, buille, oscar
  2. effort, (vigorous) movement
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bang (“ban, interdict”).

Noun

bang f (genitive singular bainge, nominative plural banga)

  1. ban, interdict, taboo
  2. restraint
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

bang m (genitive singular baing, nominative plural baing)

  1. Alternative form of banc (“bank”)
Declension

Mutation

Further reading

  • Entries containing “bang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bang”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • “stroke”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Javanese

Romanization

bang

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦁ

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (“to shine”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen ဘီ (baw, “yellow”) and Burmese ဝင်း (wang:, “bright”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/

Adjective

bang

  1. bright

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/
  • Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

From Persian بانگ (“voice, sound, noise, cry”).

Noun

bang (Jawi spelling بڠ, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)

  1. adhan
    Synonym: azan

Etymology 2

Clipping of abang (“brother”).

Noun

bang (Jawi spelling بڠ, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)

  1. (colloquial) brother (older male sibling)
    Synonyms: abang (bung), kakak, engko, nana, uda

Further reading

  • “bang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

bang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bāng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bǎng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bàng.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maranao

Noun

bang

  1. (Islam) adhan, call to prayer

References

  • A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑːŋɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːŋɡ

Noun

bang ?

  1. a shout.

Old Norse

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or unknown origin.

Noun

bang n (genitive bangs, plural bǫng)

  1. pounding, hammering, banging

Related terms

  • banga

References

  • “bang”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German bang, Dutch bang.

Adjective

bang

  1. afraid, scared, fearful
  2. timid
  3. uneasy

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

bang

  1. bang

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bange, formed from be- + enge (from Old Saxon engi, angi (“narrow”)). Related to English angst and anger.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bang

  1. scared, anxious

Noun

bang c

  1. A sudden percussive noise

Declension

Tedim Chin

Pronoun

bang

  1. what

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ɓaːŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːŋ¹/

Noun

bang

  1. (Cuối Chăm) muntjac

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邦.

Noun

(classifier cái) bang

  1. (Vietnam) state (a political division of a federation)
Synonyms
  • (state): tiểu bang (chiefly overseas Vietnamese)
Derived terms
Related terms
  • liên bang
  • tỉnh bang

Etymology 2

Verb

bang

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to crash into; to collide with; to hit
    Synonyms: bá, tông

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幫.

Noun

bang

  1. (historical) community of overseas Chinese in French Indochina who emigrated from the same province of China
  2. Short for bang tá (“assistant district chief”).
  3. Short for bang biện (“assistant district chief”).
Derived terms
See also
  • hội quán

References

  • "bang" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ˧/

Noun

bang

  1. wall

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41

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