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Meanings of bang in English

Spanish
directo
Wikidata

Directly.

directo
Portuguese
estremecimento
Catalan
excitació
Spanish
entusiasmo
Wikidata

The swift release of a store of affective force.

estremecimento
Portuguese
estrondo
Catalan
èxit
Spanish
tortazo
Wikidata

A vigorous blow.

estrondo
Portuguese
explosão
Catalan
explosió
Spanish
explosión

A sudden very loud noise.

explosão
Usage of bang in English
1
The message is clear: big bang Friday was a good day's work.
Reuters
2
Not after the bang: the heart attack I had two years ago.
The Irish Times
3
I think that's an absolutely bang-on way to go about arranging society.
The Guardian
4
Uncertainty and reality collided with a bang for Americans and American tennis.
The Guardian
5
Another week of Isidingo means we start Monday off with a bang.
The South African
6
Another week of Isidingo means we start Tuesday off with a bang.
The South African
7
The first was bang opposite Kew Gardens, where I trained years ago.
The Guardian
8
Eleven minutes later Athar reported: A huge window-shaking bang here in Abbottabad.
BBC
9
He did not hear the bang, of course, or any other sound.
Existence
10
Somewhere in the silence of the night I heard a door bang.
The Man with the Clubfoot
11
Up rushed the rhetoric; bang went the cymbals: another page, another book.
Aspects of Literature
12
Champions League Gameweek 1 Oooft, talk about coming back with a bang.
The South African
13
The final group's number two pulled the pin on an aerosol-can-sized 'flash-bang'.
Meltdown
14
Recalling the traumatic break-in, he said: There was a very loud bang.
The Irish Times
15
When he starts in he finishes up a job in bang-up style.
Carl and the Cotton Gin
16
Following the bang of the gun came the sharp rattle of musketry.
A Little Union Scout