I.
noun
1 sudden loud noise
ADJECTIVE
▪ almighty ( esp. BrE ), big , enormous ( esp. BrE ), huge ( esp. BrE ), loud , massive ( esp. BrE ), resounding
VERB + BANG
▪ hear
▪
We suddenly heard an almighty ~ from the kitchen.
BANG + VERB
▪ echo
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
She slammed the door with a loud ~.
2 sudden hard hit
ADJECTIVE
▪ nasty
▪
He got a nasty ~ on the head.
VERB + BANG
▪ get , have
3 bangs ( AmE ) hair ⇨ See also ↑ fringe
ADJECTIVE
▪ blond , brown , etc.
▪ long , short
▪ messy , overgrown , shaggy , wispy
VERB + BANG
▪ blow , brush , pull back , push , sweep
▪
She blew her ~s out of her face.
II.
verb
1 hit noisily
ADVERB
▪ hard , loudly
▪ repeatedly
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
He kept ~ing his chair against the wall.
▪ on
▪
She ~ed loudly on the table.
PHRASES
▪ ~ (sth) down , ~ (sth) open , ~ (sth) shut
▪
The bedroom door ~ed shut.
▪
She ~ed the door shut.
2 part of the body/person
ADVERB
▪ badly , hard
▪
I ~ed my head badly.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
He ~ed into me in the corridor.
▪ on
▪
I ~ed my leg on the table.
Bang is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ door , ↑ drum , ↑ elbow , ↑ fist , ↑ head , ↑ shin
III.
adv.
Bang is used with these adjectives: ↑ up to date