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Meaning of bangs
noun
- A sudden percussive noise. Example: 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. Example: 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. Example: My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.
- To hit hard. Example: David and Mary banged into each other.
- To engage in sexual intercourse. Example: We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard. Example: 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).
noun
- Hair hanging over the forehead.
- A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
noun
- Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
noun
- Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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