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Collocations for bang - noun

1. sudden loud noise

ADJECTIVE

almighty (esp. BrE), big, enormous (esp. BrE), huge (esp. BrE), loud, massive (esp. BrE), resounding

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VERB + bang

hear
We suddenly heard an almighty bang from the kitchen.

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bang + VERB

echo

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PREPOSITION

with a bang
She slammed the door with a loud bang.

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2. sudden hard hit

ADJECTIVE

nasty
He got a nasty bang on the head.

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VERB + bang

get, have

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3. (bangs) (AmE) hair

→ See also fringe

ADJECTIVE

blond, brown, etc.
long, short
messy, overgrown, shaggy, wispy

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VERB + bang

blow, brush, pull back, push, sweep
She blew her bangs out of her face.

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Collocations for bang - verb

1. hit noisily

ADVERB

hard, loudly
repeatedly

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PREPOSITION

against
He kept banging his chair against the wall.
on
She banged loudly on the table.

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PHRASES

bang (sth) down, bang (sth) open, bang (sth) shut
The bedroom door banged shut.
She banged the door shut.

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2. part of the body/person

ADVERB

badly, hard
I banged my head badly.

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PREPOSITION

into
He banged into me in the corridor.
on
I banged my leg on the table.

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Bang is used with these nouns as the object:
door, drum, elbow, fist, head, shin

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Collocations for bang - adv.

Bang is used with these adjectives:
up to date

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