See bang in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
An earsplitting, explosive noise:
blast, boom, roar, thunder. See soundsA sudden sharp, explosive noise:
bark, clap, crack, explosion, pop1, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See soundsA forceful movement causing a loud noise:
crash, slam, smash, wham. See strikeA sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike- (Slang)
A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation:
lift, thrill. (Informal) wallop. (Slang) boot1, high, kick. See excite
verb
To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise:
clap, crash, slam, whack. See soundsTo make an earsplitting explosive noise:
blast, boom, roar, thunder. See soundsTo make a sudden sharp, explosive noise:
bark, clap, crack, pop1, snap. See sounds
adverb
With precision or absolute conformity:
dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack1, square, squarely, straight. (Slang) smack-dab. See precise
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