Bang

[n] a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
[n] a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)
[n] a sudden very loud noise
[n] a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
[n] the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks"
[adv] (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
[v] leap. jerk, bang (dialectal); "Bullets spanged into the trees"
[v] strike violently
[v] close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
[v] have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve" (know is archaic); "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
[v] move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
[v] to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"

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