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bang

verb/bæŋ/ (BANG)Level B1
bang meaning picture: A frustrated man knocking hard with his fist on a closed wooden shop shutter
Picture meaning of “bang” — To hit something hard and noisily, or to shut something loudly.

To hit something hard and noisily, or to shut something loudly.

If you bang something, you hit it or close it with force so that it makes a loud noise.

bang meaning in Hindi

ज़ोर से ठोकना या पटकना: किसी चीज़ पर शोर के साथ ज़ोर से मारना, या उसे धड़ाम से बंद करना।

किसी चीज़ को bang करने का मतलब है उसे इतनी ज़ोर से मारना या बंद करना कि तेज़ आवाज़ हो।

Examples

  1. Please don't bang the door when you leave; the baby is sleeping.जाते समय कृपया दरवाज़ा ज़ोर से मत पटकना; बच्चा सो रहा है।
  2. Angry passengers banged on the windows of the stuck train, demanding answers.फँसी हुई ट्रेन के नाराज़ यात्रियों ने जवाब माँगते हुए खिड़कियाँ पीटीं।

Synonyms & antonyms

slamhitknockthump

Memory trick

BANG the table and everyone jumps: loud hit, loud sound.

💡 Did you know?

"Bankrupt" comes from Italian "banca rotta", meaning "broken bench", from moneylenders' benches that were broken when they failed.

Word origin

Probably from a Scandinavian word imitating a heavy blow or loud sound.

Other meanings

noun A sudden, very loud noise, like a door slamming or something bursting.

noun British slang: a sausage, an old car, or a great loud song

bang meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीज़ोर से ठोकना या पटकना: किसी चीज़ पर शोर के साथ ज़ोर से मारना, या उसे धड़ाम से बंद करना।
Arabic · العربيةيطرق أو يصفق بقوة: يضرب شيئًا بقوة وبصوت عالٍ، أو يغلقه بعنف.
French · FrançaisCogner, claquer : frapper quelque chose fort et bruyamment, ou fermer avec bruit.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaMembanting atau menggedor: memukul sesuatu dengan keras dan bising, atau menutupnya dengan keras.
Chinese · 中文猛敲,砰地关上:用力敲打某物发出响声,或用力关上。

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