Banging

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action or sound of something that bangs. countable, uncountable

    "The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away."

  2. 2
    the act of subjecting to strong attack wordnet
  3. 3
    A session of sexual intercourse. countable, slang, uncountable
  4. 4
    a continuing very loud noise wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bang form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great. slang

    "Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!"

  2. 2
    Attractive; sexually appealing. slang
  3. 3
    Huge; great in size. colloquial, dated

    "I was always considered Homer's account of the Nepenthe as a Banging lie."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used informally) very large wordnet

Synonyms

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batteringbatteringblastingbumpingburstingcracking

Antonyms

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dreich

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"The boys were banging about upstairs."

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