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plural of bang
Synonyms of bangs
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
- delivered a sharp bang that rattled the door
Synonyms for bangs
- bashes,
- bats,
- beats,
- belts,
- biffs,
- blows,
- bops,
- boxes,
- buffets,
- busts,
- chops,
- claps,
- clips,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- cuffs,
- dabs,
- douses
- [British],
- fillips,
- hacks,
- haymakers,
- hits,
- hooks,
- knocks,
- larrups
- [dialect],
- lashes,
- licks,
- pelts,
- picks,
- plumps,
- pokes,
- pounds,
- punches,
- raps,
- slams,
- slaps,
- slugs,
- smacks,
- smashes,
- socks,
- spanks,
- stingers,
- stripes,
- strokes,
- swats,
- swipes,
- switches,
- thuds,
- thumps,
- thwacks,
- wallops,
- welts,
- whacks,
- whams,
- whops
- (also whaps)
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2
a loud explosive sound
- a sudden bang made the cat jump
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3
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
- tried to get the most bang for her money at the attractions at the county fair
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bangs
verb
present tense third-person singular of bang
Synonyms & Antonyms of bangs (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come into usually forceful contact with something
- the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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2
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- idly banged trees with a stick
Synonyms for bangs
- bashes,
- bats,
- belts,
- biffs,
- bludgeons,
- bobs,
- bonks,
- bops,
- boxes,
- busts,
- claps,
- clips,
- clobbers,
- clocks,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- hammers,
- hits,
- knocks,
- nails,
- pastes,
- pounds,
- punches,
- raps,
- slams,
- slaps,
- slogs,
- slugs,
- smacks,
- smites,
- socks,
- strikes,
- swats,
- swipes,
- tags,
- thumps,
- thwacks,
- wallops,
- whacks,
- whales,
- zaps
Words Related to bangs
- batters,
- beats,
- buffets,
- bungs,
- chops,
- cuffs,
- drubs,
- laces,
- lambastes
- (or lambasts),
- licks,
- mangles,
- mauls,
- pelts,
- peppers,
- pommels,
- pummels,
- roughs
- bowls (down or over),
- creams,
- decks,
- dumps
- [slang],
- fells,
- floors,
- knocks down,
- levels
Phrases Synonymous with bangs
3
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
- stomped off to his room and banged the door
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