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Definition of: bang
(bang) noun
1. A sudden or noisy blow, thump, whack, or explosion.
2. Colloq. A sudden spring; dash.
3. U.S. Slang Thrill; excitement: to get a bang out of flying. [<v.]
—adverb
1. With a violent blow or loud and sudden noise.
2. All at once; abruptly.
—v.t.
1. To beat or strike resoundingly.
2. To shut noisily, as a door.
3. To give a thrashing to; drub.
—v.i.
4. To make a heavy, loud sound.
5. To strike noisily: The car banged into the wall. [<ON banga hammer, beat]
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