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noun sudden loud noise ADJ. almighty, big, enormous, huge, loud, massive, terrific, tremendous VERB + BANG let out, make The engine let out a bang. Will the firework make a loud enough bang? | hear We suddenly heard an almighty bang from the kitchen. BANG + VERB echo PREP. with a ~ She slammed the door with a loud bang. sudden hard hit ADJ. nasty He got a nasty bang on the head. VERB + BANG get, have, verb hit noisily ADV. hard, loudly PREP. against He kept banging his chair against the wall. | on She banged loudly on the table. PHRASES bang sth about, bang (sth) down, bang (sth) open/shut The bedroom door banged shut. She banged the door shut. part of the body/person ADV. badly, hard I had banged my head badly. PREP. into He banged into me in the corridor. | on I banged my leg on the table.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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bang on
informal disapproving
to talk about something for a long time, especially in a way that is boring to other people
• My parents are always banging on about how much better life was 20 years ago., bang sb up
[ M ] slang
to lock someone up, especially in prison
• She's terrified of him and won't make a statement until we've got him banged up in the cells.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs