I. ˈspaŋ, -aiŋ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
chiefly Scotland : throw , bang
intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : jump , leap
II. noun
( -s )
chiefly Scotland : a sudden violent movement : jerk , leap , kick
III. adverb
1. : completely
the brooks were … all running spang full to the very edge with snow-water — Dorothy C. Fisher
2. : exactly , squarely , directly
this roomy place is spang in the middle of the theater district — Roger Angell
jumped spang onto by seat — G.W.Bagby
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably of imitative origin
: a sharp loud often whining sound
the canyon wall echoes to the spang of the miner's hammer — Nature Magazine
the spang of a ricocheting bullet
V. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make a spang : crack
bullets buzzed in the air and spanging into tree trunks — Stephen Crane