Bang
/bæŋ(ɡ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Bang
noun
- A sudden percussive noise.
"When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang."
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- An explosion.
- The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
"An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path."
- A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
verb
- To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
"My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert."
- To hit hard.
"David and Mary banged into each other."
- To engage in sexual intercourse.
"We can hear the couple banging upstairs."
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
"Hold the picture while I bang in this nail."
- To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
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SYNONYMS
exclamation markexclamation pointblowstrikeexplosiondo ithave sexnailbangforelocksfringe
ANTONYMS
hang