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■ noun
1》 a sudden loud, sharp noise.
↘a sudden painful blow.
2》 ( ~s ) N. Amer. a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead.
3》 Computing, chiefly N. Amer. the character ‘!’.
■ verb
1》 strike or put down forcefully and noisily.
↘make or cause to make a sudden loud noise.
2》 vulgar slang (of a man) have sex with.
■ adverb informal, chiefly Brit. exactly: the train arrived ~ on time.
Phrases
~ for one's (or the ) buck N. Amer. informal value for money.
~ goes something informal a plan or hope is suddenly or completely destroyed.
~ on Brit. informal exactly right.
get a ~ out of N. Amer. informal derive excitement or pleasure from.
with a ~
1》 abruptly.
2》 impressively.
Phrasal verbs
~ away at informal do persistently or doggedly.
~ on about Brit. informal talk at tedious length about.
~ something out informal
1》 play music noisily and unskilfully.
2》 produce something hurriedly or in great quantities.
~ someone up Brit. informal imprison someone.
Origin
C16: imitative, perh. of Scand. origin.
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~ 2 [ baŋ ]
■ noun variant spelling of bhang .