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# bang

noun (a bang, bangs); verb (bang, bangs, banged, banging); adverb (bang on, bang in the middle — informal)

«bang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#m1)
2. To bang is to hit something hard, often making a loud noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#m2)
3. To bang a part of your body is to hit it by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#m3)
4. Bangs (American) are hair cut short and straight across the forehead (British: a fringe). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#m4)
5. Bang (informal) means exactly: bang on time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science, a bang is sound made by sudden vibrations in the air; the Big Bang is the scientists' name for how the universe began. In safety, if you bang your head, tell an adult. In stories, a bang is a dramatic sound. Phrases: with a bang, bang on the door, bang your head, go off with a bang (be very successful), the Big Bang, bang on.

### Examples

- The door shut with a loud bang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x1)
- Someone was banging on the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x2)
- I banged my knee on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x3)
- The fireworks went off with a bang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x4)
- Scientists think the universe began with the Big Bang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x5)
- She cut her bangs too short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x6)
- You're bang on time! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x7)
- “Then I refuse,” he cried, banging the barrel in front of Hook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/#x8)

### Note

Past form banged. "Bangs" for hair is American; British say "fringe". Fireworks and bangers are dangerous and only for adults.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bang.html) on Mova free.