I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound
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There was an odd buzzing sound in her ears.
a door slams/bangs (shut) (= shuts loudly )
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I heard the front door slam.
bang/hammer on the door (= hit it very loudly and urgently )
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A policeman was banging on the door across the road.
big bang theory
slam/bang the door (= shut it loudly, usually because you are angry )
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He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him.
slap bang
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I ran slap bang into a lamp-post.
smack bang BrE, smack dab American English
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It’s smack dab in the middle of an earthquake zone.
sth slams/bangs shut
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The front door slammed shut.
walk straight/right/bang etc into sth
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Zeke wasn’t looking and walked straight into a tree.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
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He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
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She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
the big bang theory
there/bang goes sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I heard a bang and then I heard shots," said Saxton, a tourist from Australia.
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He walked away from the accident with only a slight bang on the head.
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I heard a loud bang - it sounded like something had fallen down upstairs.
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Small children are often frightrened of fireworks that make a bang .
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The firework went off with a loud bang .
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The front door slammed with a loud bang .
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The lid of the box fell shut with a bang .
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There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He lay on the horn again; there was another, more violent bang .
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If you can afford it, leather has a lot of bang for a lot of bucks.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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All electrical equipment generates electrical noise-electrons banging around in the metal of the equipment itself.
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Technology stocks blazed for most of the year, but were banged around in the final quarter.
out
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On the other hand, banging out a press release and sending it to absolutely everyone is a waste of time.
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Each time he'd banged out the flames.
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What notes were these anyway banged out on a pan, petrol drums forged into spinets and harpsichords?
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Probably in an old photo of Lennon banging out barre-chords in some dive off the Reeperbahn.
■ NOUN
door
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A door banged several yards along.
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This time the car stopped and a door banged shut.
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The whole place reverberated with noise, feet pounding up and down stairs, children yelling, women shouting, doors banging .
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The door banged shut behind Becky.
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The office door banged shut and the Monsignor groaned.
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Marco was in his room and wouldn't unlock the door until Jamieson banged on it and ordered him to come out.
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It lurched toward a set of double doors , banged into them, and flew into darkness.
drum
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Recruiters banged at their drums , yet crowds of young men filled the streets, unmoved and unresponsive.
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During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.
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Since then, excited activists have been roaming the streets, banging drums and chanting.
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They are reinforced by beaters on foot banging drums and gongs.
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They were all empty, but rows of Moi females were seated along the other walls, banging the gongs and drums .
fist
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One of the students banged his fist loudly on the partition separating them from the driver.
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The porch door rattled as though some one were banging their fists against it.
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I watched him as he bounded up a flight of narrow concrete steps and banged his fists on a shabby door.
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She banged her fist against the steering-wheel, fighting back the tears that scalded her eyes and threatened to blind her.
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Graham banged his fist angrily on the table.
glass
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Others are like birds in a greenhouse: banging against the glass , desperate to spread their wings.
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He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey.
hand
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The sharp sound of Sister Mary's hand banging down on the square of writing paper stopped the chanting.
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On the other hand , banging out a press release and sending it to absolutely everyone is a waste of time.
head
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It is clear that several heads were put or banged together before a second was commissioned.
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She lifted her head and banged it several times on the floor.
sound
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The hollow sounds of doors banging and footsteps receding echoed in her ears as she stepped inside the sparsely furnished room.
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With the sound of banging doors came the shaking of hands and kissing between the women.
table
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At one point, half the company are banging rhythmically on a table like kids at a tea party.
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They banged tables and a little old professor would shout and stab the air with his cigar.
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There was much gesticulating, Teodor banging the table , his thigh, his friends' thighs, throwing wide his arms.
wall
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The large wooden door swung on its hinges, banging into the wall , cracking the plastered stone.
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He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him.
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He pulled away with such force that his elbow banged loudly against the wall .
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They banged on the walls of the container in an attempt to be heard.
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They are caused by the end of a broomhandle being banged against the walls and ceiling.
window
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Liz banged on the window and waved until Rebecca moved.
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Frustrations ran high, with fans and journalists banging on windows and excitedly complaining to transportation volunteers during the busing debacle.
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She banged on the window as he climbed the path and he looked up and waved.
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When an airplane banged against a window I lost my temper.
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Matthew banged the window shut and the sunny silence was more pronounced.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
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He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
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She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
the big bang theory
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He complained loudly until Val finally banged on the table and shouted at him.
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He got out of the car and banged the door.
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I banged at the door but nobody came.
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I banged my toe on the door.
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I banged the phone down.
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I slipped and banged the guitar against the door.
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Sherman banged the door shut.
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The pipes bang when you turn the hot water on.
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They were banging drums and chanting.
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Thomas banged his fist on the table.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.
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He banged his head against the floor.
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In so doing, I banged into the edge of the sink and fell to the floor.
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She banged the phone down a second before he did, leaving him raging.
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She pulled the doll out before the blocks banged together.
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There's no clutch pedal, you just bang the lever into forward and floor it.
III. adverb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bang/beat the drum for sb/sth
bang/knock sb's heads together
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He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
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She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
the big bang theory
there/bang goes sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He landed bang in the middle of the roof, and it collapsed.
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I lost my balance and fell, bang , on my back on the ice.
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It starts at eight, bang on the dot.
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The arrow hit the target right bang in the middle.
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The eraser hit him bang on the top of his head.
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They've put an ornamental fountain slap bang in the middle of the roundabout.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the design has been brought bang up-to-date to strike a chord with modern riders and classic buffs alike.
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He goes in, the door knocks against the tray, bang go the fifteen cups and they all get broken!
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Results this month were bang in line with expectations.
IV. interjection
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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``Bang, bang - you're dead,'' Tommy shouted.