gobang

US: (gō bäng′)

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go•bang  (gō bäng′), n. 

1. Games a Japanese game played on a go board with players alternating and attempting to be first to place five counters in a row.

Also, go•ban  (gō bän′). Also called go-moku. 

• Chinese)
• Japanese, equivalent. to go go² + ban board (
• 1885–90

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bang¹ /bæŋ/  n. [countable]

1. a sudden loud, explosive noise, as the firing of a gun:
   slammed the door with a bang.
2. a strong, violent blow:
   a nasty bang on the head.
3. Informal Terms [usually singular]
   thrill;
   excitement:
   gets the biggest bang out of mud wrestling.

v. 

4. to strike violently or noisily;
   pound: [no object]
   The police banged on the door.
   [~ + object]
   She banged the table with her fists.
5. to bump painfully: [no object]
   My head banged into the wall.
   [~ + object]
   I banged my knee.
6. to make a loud, explosive noise:
   [no object] The shutter banged against the wall.
7. bang up, to cause physical harm to: [~ + up + object]
   badly banged up in the accident.
   [~ + object + up]
   banged the car up.

adv. 

8. precisely;
   exactly:
   stood bang in the middle of the road.

bang² /bæŋ/   n. 

[countable]
1. Clothing Often, bangs. [plural] a fringe of hair cut to fall over the forehead.

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bang¹  (bang), n. 

1. a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
2. a resounding stroke or blow:
   a nasty bang on the head.
3. Informal Terms a sudden movement or show of energy:
   He started with a bang.
4. energy;
   vitality;
   spirit:
   The bang has gone out of my work.
5. Informal Terms sudden or intense pleasure;
   thrill;
   excitement:
   a big bang out of seeing movies.
6. Slang Terms (vulgar). sexual intercourse.
7. Printing, Computing an exclamation point.

v.t. 

8. to strike or beat resoundingly;
   pound:
   to bang a door.
9. to hit or bump painfully:
   to bang one's ankle on a chair leg.
10. to throw or set down roughly;
    slam:
    He banged the plates on the table.
11. Slang Terms (vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with.

v.i. 

12. to strike violently or noisily:
    to bang on the door.
13. to make a loud, sudden, explosive noise like that of a violent blow:
    The guns banged all night.
14. Slang Terms (vulgar). to have sexual intercourse.
15. bang into, to collide with;
    bump into:
    The truck skidded on the ice and banged into a parked car.
16. bang up, to damage:
    A passing car banged up our fender.

adv. 

17. suddenly and loudly;
    abruptly or violently:
    She fell bang against the wall.
18. directly;
    precisely;
    right:
    He stood bang in the middle of the flower bed.
19. British Terms bang off, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] immediately;
    right away.
20. British Terms bang on, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] terrific;
    marvelous;
    just right:
    That hat is absolutely bang on.

• 1540–50; 1930–35 for def. 5; compare Old Norse banga to beat, hammer, Low German bangen to strike, beat, German dialect, dialectal banken; perh. origin, originally imitative

Synonyms

• 2. smack, clout, box, wallop, sock, bash, cuff.

bang²  (bang), n. 

1. Clothing Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.

v.t. 

2. Clothing to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.
3. Dog and Cat Breeds to dock (the tail of a horse or dog).

• short for bangtail 1860–65, American.

bang³  (bang), n. 

1. bhang.

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bang / bæŋ/ noun

1. a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun
2. a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump: he gave the ball a bang
3. a startling or sudden effect: he realized with a bang that he was late
4. an injection of heroin or other narcotic
5. an act of sexual intercourse
6. bang for one's buck ⇒ value for money: this option offers more bang for your buck
7. get a bang out of ⇒ to experience a thrill or excitement from
8. with a bang ⇒ successfully: the party went with a bang

verb

1. to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump: to bang one's head
2. to move noisily or clumsily: to bang about the house
3. to close (a door, window, etc) or (of a door, etc) be closed noisily; slam
4. (transitive) to cause to move by hitting vigorously: he banged the ball over the fence
5. to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion
6. (transitive) to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling
7. to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall
8. to have sexual intercourse with
9. (intransitive) to inject heroin, etc
10. bang one's head against a brick wall ⇒ to try to achieve something impossible

adverb

1. with a sudden impact or effect: bang went his hopes of winning, the car drove bang into a lamp-post
2. (intensifier): bang out of order, a bang average film
3. precisely: bang in the middle of the road
4. bang goes ⇒ that is the end of: bang goes my job in Wapping
5. bang to rights ⇒ caught red-handed
6. go bang ⇒ to burst, shut, etc, with a loud noise

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old Norse bang, banga hammer; related to Low German bangen to beat; all of imitative origin

bang / bæŋ/ noun

1. (usually plural) a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead

verb (transitive)

1. to cut (the hair) in such a style
2. to dock (the tail of a horse, etc)

Etymology: 19th Century: probably short for bangtail short tail

bang / bæŋ/ noun

1. a variant spelling of bhang