bang

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.
4. 4.The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
5. 5.To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.
6. 6.The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn. His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.
7. 7.See Bhang.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
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