bang

nouns

a vigorous blow
"the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
a sudden very loud noise
a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
a conspicuous success
"that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

verbs

strike violently
"slam the ball"
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
"One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
close violently
"He slammed the door shut"
move noisily
"The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
is a type of (narrower)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
leap, jerk, bang
"Bullets spanged into the trees"

adverbs

directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"