nounπShareA sudden percussive noise."When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang."soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA strike upon an object causing such a noise."The carpenter ignored the bangs coming from the construction site next door. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn explosion."The loud bang startled the children playing in the park. "sounddisasteractionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe symbol !, known as an exclamation point."An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path."grammarlanguagewordsignexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!"In computer science class, the professor said to be careful using "bangs" because calculating factorials gets computationally expensive quickly. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn act of sexual intercourse."The couple's loud bangs echoed through the quiet apartment. "sexactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano."The reggae song had a catchy rhythm, especially the upbeat bangs played on the piano. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn explosive product."Load the bang into the hole."energysubstancephysicsweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug)."He needed more and more bangs to get the same high. "medicinesubstancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Boston area) An abrupt left turn.""To get to my school from here, you take two rights and then a bangs." "directionareatrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareStrong smell (of)"There was a bang of onions off his breath."sensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA thrill."Winning the raffle at school gave me such bangs. "sensationentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something."My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert."soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hit hard."David and Mary banged into each other."actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo engage in sexual intercourse."We can hear the couple banging upstairs."sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard."Hold the picture while I bang in this nail."actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair)."My mom bangs my little brother's hair because he doesn't like it in his eyes. "appearancestylebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo inject intravenously."Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it."medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHair hanging over the forehead.""She pushed her bangs out of her eyes so she could see the blackboard clearly." "appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead."Her bangs were slightly too long, so she pushed them out of her eyes. "appearancestylebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareBrucellosis, a bacterial disease."The farmer worried about his cows getting bangs because the disease could make them sick and unable to produce milk. "diseasemedicinemicroorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
πShareBrucellosis, a bacterial disease."The farmer worried when several cows developed "bangs," also known as brucellosis, which can affect both animals and people. "diseasemedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading