bang

CEFRC1

/ˈbæŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden loud noise caused by an удар or explosion.

  2. 02

    verb

    To hit something hard, making a loud noise.

Examples

  • Don't shut the door with a bang.

  • There was a bang and I heard someone scream.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbaŋ/
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

  2. An explosion.

  3. A sudden percussive noise.

More examples

In context

  • They set off fireworks with a great bang.

  • An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.

  • When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.

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Origin

noun

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 l...