[syn: humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bang \Bang\ (b[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banging.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke
to beat, Sw. b[*a]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club,
clapper of a bell.]
1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence;
to handle roughly.
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The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.
--Shak.
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2. To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike
against another object, in such a way as to make a loud
noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door
(against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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3. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used
with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.
[vulgar slang]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Banging \Bang"ing\, a.
Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] --Forby.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
banging
adj 1: (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn:
humongous, banging, thumping, whopping,
walloping]
n 1: a continuing very loud noise
2: the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: battering,
banging]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "banging":
blasting, bumping, bursting, cracking, crashing, exploding,
explosive, flapping, knocking, popping, rapping, slapping,
slatting, spanking, tapping, thumping, thundering, walloping,
whacking, whaling, whopping