Bang

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.

II. Bang ·noun The sound produced by a sudden concussion.

III. Bang ·noun ·Alt. of Bangue.

IV. Bang ·vt To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

V. Bang ·vt To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).

VI. Bang ·noun The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, ·esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.

VII. Bang ·vi To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.

VIII. Bang ·vt To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.