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Definition: Bang |
BangAdverb1. (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her". Noun1. A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head". 2. A sudden very loud noise. 3. A fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead). 4. The swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks". 5. A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career". Verb1. Strike violently. 2. To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound: "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed". 3. Close violently; "He slammed the door shut". 4. Move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house". 5. Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve" (know is archaic); "Were you ever intimate with this man?". 6. Leap. jerk, bang (dialectal); "Bullets spanged into the trees". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bang" was first used: sometime around 1550. (references) |
Note: Bang \Bang\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Banged; Banging.]. (references) |
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Computing | Bang 1. n. Common spoken name for `!' (ASCII 0100001), especially when used in pronouncing a bang path in spoken hackish. In elder days this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring excl or shriek; but the spread of Unix has carried `bang' with it (esp. via the term bang path) and it is now certainly the most common spoken name for `!'. Note that it is used exclusively for non-emphatic written `!'; one would not say "Congratulations bang" (except possibly for humorous purposes), but if one wanted to specify the exact characters `foo!' one would speak "Eff oh oh bang". See shriek, {ASCII. 2. interj. An exclamation signifying roughly "I have achieved enlightenment!", or "The dynamite has cleared out my brain!" Often used to acknowledge that one has perpetrated a thinko immediately after one has been called on it. Source: Jargon File. |
Multilingual Slang | Polish (dupczyc), Ukrainian (trakhkaty), Yiddish (shtup ). (references) |
Physics | The noise when a shock wave from an aircraft flying at supersonic speed reaches the ground. Source: European Union. (references) |
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A bang is printer slang and computer jargon for an exclamation mark.A bang can be a loud noise, like an explosion.
A bang is also slang for sexual intercourse or a fuck.
See also: Big Bang
A Bang (방; 房, read bahng) is a Korean suffix indicating a limited spaces in common amusement complexes. Literally it means room in English. For example:
- PC bang, an internet café
- Noraebang, a Karaoke room
- Sojubang, a drink (especially for Soju) shop
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bang."
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In cosmology, the Big Bang theory is currently the dominant theory about the early development and current shape of the universe.
Extrapolating the history of the universe backwards using current physical models leads to a gravitational singularity, at which all distances become zero and temperatures and pressures become infinite. What this means is unclear, and most physicists believe that this result is due to our limited understanding of the laws of physics with regard to this type of situation, and in particular, the lack of a theory of quantum gravity.
Overview
Based on measurements of the expansion of the universe using type I supernova, measurements of the lumpiness of the cosmic microwave background, and measurements of the correlation function of galaxies, it is currently believed that the big bang occurred 13.7 ± 0.2 billion years ago. The fact that these three separate measurements of completely different things are all consistent with each other is considered strong evidence for the model.
The universe as we know it was initially almost uniformly filled with energy and extremely hot. As the distances in the universe rapidly grew, the temperature dropped, leading to the creation of the known forces of physics, elementary particles, and eventually hydrogen and helium atoms in a process called Big bang nucleosynthesis.
Over time, the slightly denser regions of the almost, but not quite, uniformly distributed matter were pulled together by gravity into clumps, forming gas clouds, stars, galaxies, and the other astronomical structures seen today. The details of how the process of galaxy formation occurred depends on the type of matter in the universe, and the three competing pictures of how this occurred are known as cold dark matter, hot dark matter, and baryonic matter. These three models have been tested through computer simulations and observations of galactic correlation functions.
It is at present unknown whether the singularity of spacetime described above is a physical reality or just a mathematical extrapolation of general relativity beyond its limits of applicability. The resolution of this question has to wait until a confirmed theory of quantum gravity is available.
In general relativity, one usually talks about spacetime and cannot cleanly separate space from time. In the Big Bang theory, this difficulty does not arise; Weyl's postulate is assumed and time can be unambiguously measured at any point as the "time since the Big Bang".
The Big Bang was not an explosion of matter moving outward to fill an empty universe. Instead, it involved the rapid growth of the universe itself. Because of this, the distance (in the sense of comoving distance) between far removed galaxies increases faster than the speed of light. This does not violate the laws of special relativity, a theory which is physically valid only as a local theory. It states, among other things, that matter and information cannot travel through space faster than the speed of light, and it is empirically invalid for global space-time concepts (because it ignores gravity).
History of the theory
In 1927, the Belgian priest Georges Lemaître was the first to propose that the universe began with the explosion of a "primeval atom". Earlier, in 1918, the Strasbourg astronomer Wirtz had measured a systematic redshift of certain "nebulae", and called this the K-correction, but he wasn't aware of the cosmological implications, nor that the supposed nebulae were actually galaxies outside our own Milky Way.
Einstein's theory of general relativity developed during this time had the result that the universe could not remain static, a result that he himself considered wrong, and which he attempted to fix by adding a cosmological constant which did not fix the problem. Applying general relativity to cosmology was done by Alexander Friedman whose equations describe the Friedman-Robertson-Walker universe.
In the 1930s, Edwin Hubble found experimental evidence to help justify Lemaître's theory. Again using redshift measurements, Hubble determined that distant galaxies are receding in every direction at speeds (relative to the Earth) directly proportional to their distance, a fact now known as Hubble's law.
Since galaxies were receding, this suggested two possibilities. One, proposed by George Gamow, was that the universe began a finite time in the past and has been expanding ever since. The other was Fred Hoyle's steady state model in which new matter would be created as the galaxies moved away from each other and that the universe at one point in time would look roughly like any other point in time. For a number of years the support for these two opposing theories was evenly divided.
In the intervening period however, all observational evidence gathered has provided overwhelming support for the Big Bang theory, and since the mid-1960s it has been regarded as the best available theory of the origin and evolution of the cosmos, and virtually all theoretical work in cosmology involves extensions and refinements to the basic big bang theory. Much of the current work in cosmology includes understanding how galaxies form within the context of the big bang, understanding what happened at the big bang, and reconciling observations with the basic theory.
Over the decades a number of weaknesses have been identified in the big bang theory, but these have thus far all been addressed by extensions and refinements such as cosmic inflation. As of 2003, there are no weaknesses in the big bang theory which are regarded as fatal by most or even a large minority of cosmologists. However, there remain small numbers of who still support non-standard cosmologies in which the big bang is considered incorrect.
See also: Timeline of the Big Bang
Supporting evidence
The redshift of galaxies
By analyzing the light from distant galaxies, one notices that the shape of the light's spectrum is very similar, but the whole spectrum is shifted towards longer wavelengths for more distant galaxies. This suggests that the galaxies are moving away from us, resulting in an effect akin to the Doppler effect called redshift.
Background radiation
A (now) major aspect of the Big Bang hypothesis was the prediction in the 1940s of cosmic microwave background radiation or CMBR. The theory proposed that, as all the mass/energy of the universe emerged from the primordial explosion, the initial density of the universe was incredibly high, and hence the temperature of the universe must have been extremely hot (as matter gets hotter when compressed to a higher density). The initial temperature of the universe was so high that matter (as we know it) could not exist, as the subatomic particles would have been too energetic to aggregate into atoms.
However, as the universe was expanding it would also have cooled down. As the temperature of the universe fell, matter could form from the primordial plasma. The theory predicted that at some stage (currently reckoned to be around 500,000 years after the beginning), this plasma would thin out sufficiently to permit photons to be set free from the attraction of the other matter, and travel through the constantly expanding reaches of space. The process that produced this blast of free energy is known as photon decoupling.
Based on this premise, the theory predicted that this massive blast of radiation should have left some traces in the cosmos, and would have a number of properties. Essentially it says that as the universe was extremely hot at one point, it should still be a little bit warm even today, and calculations predicted a residual temperature of about 3 Kelvin (3 degrees Celsius above absolute zero). Additionally, as the radiation was produced simultaneously, the traces of it should be uniform or isotropic. Another prediction was that as these photons are subject to the expansion of space, their wavelengths would have been "stretched" or red-shifted. A critical further prediction was that the further away one looks, the hotter the universe should appear to be (as looking further away corresponds to looking backwards in time), and at some extremely distant point the radiation in the universe should be so thick as to become opaque.
At the time they were made, the predictions of the Big Bang theory regarding CMBR were largely ignored, simply because they remained unverifiable due to inadequate technology for nearly 20 years.
However, in 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson conducted a series of diagnostic observations using a new microwave receiver owned by Bell Laboratories (which was designed for normal telephone communications) and accidentally discovered the cosmic background radiation originally predicted by Gamow. This observation was later confirmed by the Peebles group at Princeton University, who were themselves trying to construct a microwave antenna with a ruby maser to detect the CMBR when Penzias and Wilson "ran across" it. It was not until Penzias and Wilson consulted with the Peebles group that they understood what it was they had detected. Penzias and Wilson published their findings jointly with the Peebles group in the Astrophysical Journal.
Their discovery provided substantial confirmation of almost every aspect of the CMBR predictions, and overwhelmingly swayed the balance of opinion in favour of the Big Bang hypothesis. Penzias and Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery.
In 1989, NASA launched the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), and the initial findings (released in 1990) were consistent with the Big Bang theory's predictions regarding CMBR, finding a local residual temperature of 2.726 K, determining that the CMBR was generally isotropic, and confirming the "haze" effect as distance increased. During the 1990s, CMBR data was studied further to see if small anisotropies predicted by the big bang would be observed. They were found in the late 1990s. In early 2003 the results of the Wilkenson Microwave Anisotropy satellite (WMAP) were analysed giving the most accurate cosmological values we have to date. This satellite also disproved several specific inflationary models, but the results were consistent with the inflation theory in general.
Abundance of primordial elements
Using the Big Bang model it is possible to calculate the concentration of helium 4, helium 3, deuterium and lithium 7 in the universe. All the abundances depend on a single parameter, the ratio of photons to baryons. Measurements of primordial abundances for all four isotopes are consistent with a unique value of that parameter (see big bang nucleosynthesis.) Steady State theories fail to account for the abundance of deuterium in the cosmos, because deuterium easily undergoes nuclear fusion in stars and there are no known astrophysical processes other than the Big Bang itself that can produce it in large quantities. Hence the fact that deuterium is not a rare component of the universe suggests that the universe has a finite age.
Distribution of quasars
Quasars are predicted to only be possible in the early stages of a dynamic cosmos by the Big Bang theory, and observational evidence supports this, as quasar populations become denser the further away one looks. (more needed)
Olbers' Paradox
One piece of evidence for the Big Bang model is that it resolves Olbers' paradox of why the sky is black at night.
Weaknesses and criticisms of the Big Bang Theory
One weakness of the Big Bang theory is the obvious question of how the Big Bang occurred. The difficulty of answering this question lies with the absence of a theory of quantum gravity. As one goes back in time, the temperature and the pressures increase to the point where the physical laws governing the behavior of matter are unknown. It is hoped that as we understand these laws that we will better be able to answer the question of what happened "before" the Big Bang.
Dark matter
During the 1970s, observations were made that - assuming that all of the matter within the universe could be seen - created problems for the Big Bang theory, as it seemed to underestimate the amount of deuterium in the universe and lead to a universe that was much more "lumpy" than observed. These problems are resolved if one assumes that most of the matter in the universe is not visible, and this assumption seems to be consistent with observations that suggest that much of the universe consists of dark matter.
The effects that dark matter has on big bang calculations generally do not depend on the detailed properties of the dark matter. The main property of dark matter which influences cosmology is whether the dark matter consists of particles that are heavy and hence are moving slowly, thereby creating cold dark matter, or whether it consists of particles are are light and hence are moving quickly, thereby creating hot dark matter, or whether the dark matter consists of ordinary matter which is baryonic matter.
Proton-antiproton imbalance
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Age of universe and values of omega, Hubble Constant
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The future according to the Big Bang theory
All the matter in the universe is gravitationally attracted to other matter which is within the observable horizon (defined by the age of the universe). This should cause the expansion rate of the universe to slow down over time. Exactly how much matter exists in any given volume, relative to how large the horizon is and how fast the universe is currently expanding can lead to one of three scenarios:
The Big Crunch
If the gravitational attraction of all the matter in the observable horizon is high enough, then it could stop the expansion of the universe, and then reverse it. The universe would then contract, in about the same time as the expansion took. Eventually, all matter and energy would be compressed back into a gravitational singularity. It is impossible to ask what would happen after this, as time would stop in this singularity as well.
The Big Freeze
If the gravitational attraction of all the matter in the observable horizon is low enough, then the expansion will never stop. As the matter disperses into ever greater and greater volumes, new star formation would drop off. The average temperature of the Universe would asymptotically approach absolute zero, and the Universe would become very still and quiet. Eventually, all the protons would decay, the black holes would evaporate, and the Universe would consist of dispersed subatomic particles. The Big Freeze is also known as the heat death of the universe.
Balance
If the gravitational attraction of all the matter in the observable horizon is just right, then the expansion of the universe will asymptotically approach zero. The temperature of the universe would asymptotically approach a stable value slightly above absolute zero. Entropy would increase, and the end result (with protons decaying) would be similar to the Big Freeze.
Recent observations
One extremely puzzling recent discovery comes from observations of type I supernovae which allow one to better calculate the distance to galaxies, from observations of the cosmic microwave background, from gravitational lensing, and from the use of large length scale statistics of the distributions of galaxies and quasars as standard rulers for measuring distances. It appears that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, an observation which astrophysicists are currently trying to understand (see accelerating universe). The currently favored approach is to reintroduce a non-zero cosmological constant into Einstein's equations of General Relativity, and adjust the numerical value of that constant to match the observed acceleration. This is akin to postulating a repelling "dark energy" also called quintessence.
See also the ultimate fate of the Universe.
Big Bang theory vs. religion
When the Big Bang theory was originally proposed, it was rejected by most scientists and enthusiastically embraced by the pope, because it seemed to point to a creation event. While most scientists nowadays view the Big Bang theory as the best explanation of the available evidence, and the Catholic Church still accepts it, some conservative Christians (usually Fundamentalists) oppose it because the age of the universe is far higher than the one calculated from a literal reading of the book of Genesis the Bible. Many ways have been proposed to reconcile the two including denying the fundamentalist reading of Genesis or denying the correctness of the age of the universe.
One common attempt at reconciling the two ages is by arguing that day does not literally mean 24 hours. One example of this is Gerald Schroeder, who claims that his calculations confirm a relativistic correspondence between the measured age of the universe and the six days of creation described in Genesis
See also: Estimates of the date of Creation - creationism - creation myths
Origin of the term
The term "Big Bang" was coined in 1949 by Fred Hoyle during a BBC radio program, The Nature of Things; the text was published in 1950. Hoyle did not subscribe to the theory and intended to mock the concept.
See also
- Big bounce
- Horrendous Space Kablooie
External links
Research articles (full of technical language, but sometimes with introductions in plain English):
- Openly published observational cosmology research article preprints:
- Openly published theoretical cosmology research articles
- Brief History of the Universe
- Big Bang Cosmology Meets an Astronomical Death By Paul Marmet
- Welcome to the History of the Universe
- UNIVERSE! - Beyond the Big Bang: Briefing Room
- Google: Cosmology
- From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe. The Mysteries of Deep Space Timeline
- BBC News, 10 April, 2001, Before the Big Bang
- Big Bang Cosmology Meets an Astronomical Death By Paul Marmet
- Big bang theory, cosmology, space and time
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Big Bang."
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The Bang was a United States Navy Balao-class submarine, named after the bang, a type of sardine.Bang (SS-385) was launched 30 August 1943 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. R. W. Neblett; and commissioned 4 December 1943, Lieutenant Commander A. R. Gallaher in command.
Bang's war operations span the period from 29 March 1944 until 18 May 1945, during which time she completed six war patrols. She is officially credited with sinking eight Japanese merchant ships totaling 20,177 tons while operating in the South China and Philippine Seas.
Bang arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard 22 June 1945 and after repairs proceeded to New London, Connecticut where she went out of commission in reserve 12 February 1947.
Bang was converted to a Guppy type submarine and recommissioned 4 October 1952. Until August 1953 she conducted training off the east coast and in the Caribbean. During August-24 September 1953 she operated east of Iceland and off Scotland.
In January 1954 she sailed to the Mediterranean for a cruise with the 6th Fleet which terminated 11 March 1954 at New London. Between March 1954 and December 1956 Bang operated out of New London on various exercises, conducted two training cruises in the Caribbean, one cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and one trip to Quebec, Canada.
Bang received six battle stars for her World War II patrols.
(SS-385: dp. 1526; l. 311'8"; b. 27'3"; dr. 16'10", s. 20.3 k.; cpl. 66; a. 1 5", 10 21" TT.; cl. Balao)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "USS Bang (SS-385)."
Synonyms: BangSynonyms: bolt (adv), slap (adv), slapdash (adv), smack (adv), bash (n), belt (n), blast (n), blowup (n), boot (n), charge (n), clap (n), eruption (n), flush (n), hit (n), kick (n), knock (n), loud noise (n), rush (n), smash (n), strike (n), thrill (n), be intimate (v), bed (v), bonk (v), do it (v), eff (v), fuck (v), get it on (v), get laid (v), have a go at it (v), have intercourse (v), have it away (v), have it off (v), have sex (v), hump (v), jazz (v), know (v), lie with (v), love (v), make love (v), make out (v), screw (v), slam (v), sleep with (v), spang (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Amusement | Chess, draughts, checkers, checquers, backgammon, dominos, merelles, nine men's morris, go bang, solitaire; game of fox and goose; monopoly; loto; |
Expansion | Big bang; Hubble constant. |
Impulse | Strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash; punch, thwack, whack; hit hard, strike hard; swap, batter, dowse, baste; pelt, patter, buffet, belabor; fetch one a blow; poke at, pink, lunge, yerk; kick, calcitrate; butt, strike at; (attack); whip c. (punish). |
Blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab; fillip; slam, bang; hit, whack, thwack; cuff; squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration; ruade; arietation; cut, thrust, lunge, yerk; carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe. | |
Punishment | Strike; deal a blow to, administer the lash, smite; slap, slap the face; smack, cuff, box the ears, spank, thwack, thump, beat, lay on, swinge, buffet; thresh, thrash, pummel, drub, leather, trounce, sandbag, baste, belabor; lace, lace one's jacket; dress, dress down, give a dressing, trim, warm, wipe, tund, cob, bang, strap, comb, lash, lick, larrup, wallop, whop, flog, scourge, whip, birch, cane, give the stick, switch, flagellate, horsewhip, bastinado, towel, rub down with an oaken towel, rib roast, dust one's jacket, fustigate, pitch into, lay about one, beat black and blue; beat to a mummy, beat to a jelly; give a black eye. |
Ship | Ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig; brigantine, barkantine; schooner; topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner; chasse-maree; sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy, cat, buss; sailer, sailing vessel; windjammer; steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruisp, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash; punch, thwack, whack; hit hard, strike hard; swap, batter, dowse, baste; pelt, patter, buffet, belabor; fetch one a blow; poke at, pip, ship of the line; destroyer, cruiser, frigate; landing ship, LST; aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, nuclear powered carrier; submarine, submersible, atomic submarine. |
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Crosswords: Bang |
| English words defined with "bang": Banged, bash, Belam, belt, bolt, boot ♦ charge ♦ flush ♦ hoot ♦ inflation ♦ kick, knock ♦ rush ♦ slap, slapdash, smack, smash, spang, Stramash ♦ thrill, To beat up ♦ whizbang, whizzbang ♦ ylem. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bang": Assassins ♦ BANG file, bang on, bang path, BANG STRAW, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, bit bang, bit bashing ♦ Carmelite, cokebottle ♦ excl ♦ GO ♦ hB-tree ♦ maiden ♦ Nucleosynthesis of the largest Big Bang Elements ♦ P wave, pound on ♦ Quark-gluon plasma ♦ source route ♦ THE, The Network, TO BANG ♦ Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, UUCPNET ♦ wheel of reincarnation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bang" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (afraid), Dutch (afraid, agitated, alarming, anxious, grave, serious, timid, troubled), French (pow), German (afraid, fearfully, timid), Romanian (ding, dong), Swedish (sonic bang, sonic boom), Tagalog (not translatable). |
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Screenplays | Bada bing, bada bing, bang, boom (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie) Another big bang in a very public place (Die Hard: With a Vengeance; writing credit: Jonathan Hensleigh) Feel the bang! (WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!; writing credit: Antonio B. Rego) He went out with a bang, not a whimper (The Big Chill; writing credit: Barbara Benedek; Lawrence Kasdan) Bang 'em hard (Ghost Busters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis) | |
Lyrics | Bang bang (Love Shack; performing artist: B-52'S) Coz you don't gang bang, and (Fantastic Voyage; performing artist: Coolio) And when they bang this in the club baby you got to get up (The Next Episode; performing artist: Dr. Dre) Yo to get you to bang this (Music; performing artist: Erick Sermon) Bang you in tha yard then slide off on the early go back (Put Ya Hands Up; performing artist: KISS) | |
Clever | I believe in the Big Bang theory. God spoke and BANG!, it was. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) The Bang Bang Gang (1970) Gang Bang (1970) Bing Bang Boom (1969) Bang Bang (1968) | |
Song Titles | Bang Bang (Instrumental) (performing artist: Joe Cuba Sextet) Get It On ( Bang A Gong) (performing artist: The Neanderthal Spongecake) Bang And Blame (performing artist: R.E.M.) BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY (performing artist: Todd Rundgren ) Bang A Gong (performing artist: T-Rex) | |
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 | During Sixth Fleet exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, 1968, seen from the bridge of USS Bang (SS-385). This photograph was received on 6 November 1968. Credit: NAVY. |  | Mrs. Hansen Bang, residence at 176 E. Bay Blvd., Atlantic Beach, New York. Dining section. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Royal palace at Bang Pa-In. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "C O N V E R G E" by Kevin C Commentary: "I had my friend brian bang some sticks with embers together at night, some of what you see is the resulting sparks, some is the swinging embers. ah yet another memory from senior survival! visit my manip site: blindgorgon.deviantart ..." |
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 | Set; bang; chink; clang; jangle; jingle; sound; tingle; tinkle; tinkling; tingling; jingling; jangling. | | Knock; knocking; impatient; loud; bang; . |
| Bang; type; transcribe; transcription; . | | Bang; clang; crash; clash; rumble; rumbling; slam; smash; thud; thunder; wham . |
| Bang; type; transcribe; transcription; . | | Explode; bang; . |
| Close; bang; . | | Bonk; bang; bat; bell ringer; belt; biff; blow; buffet; bump; butt; chop; clash; clip; clout; collision; cuff; fisticuff; glance; haymaker; impact; knock; leather; lick; one-two; one-two punch; paste; pat; plunk; punch; rap; rap; roundhouse; shock; shot; . |
| Bang; banging; metal; metallic. | | Hammer; beat; clobber; bang; pound; mallet; bludgeon; bang; bash; thump; thwack. |
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Denis Leary | Most people think life sucks, and then you die. Not me. I beg to differ. I think life sucks, then you get cancer, then your dog dies, your wife leaves you, the cancer goes into remission, you get a new dog, you get remarried, you owe ten million dollars in medical bills but you work hard for thirty-five years and you pay it back and then -- one day -- you have a massive stroke, your whole right side is paralyzed, you have to limp along the streets and speak out of the left side of your mouth and drool but you go into rehabilitation and regain the power to walk and the power to talk and then -- one day -- you step off a curb at Sixty-seventh Street, and BANG you get hit by a city bus and then you die. Maybe. |
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Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | I could but stand outside, and take a last look at the two sweet children, ere they disappeared within, and the golden gate closed with a bang. |
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Business | For the next five to six years, the WMA has targeted developing plans for wastewater treatment in Bang Bua Thong District of Nonthaburi province and Krathum Baen District of Samut Sakhon province. (references) | |
However, from FY 2001 onwards, the Government of Japan's "Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP)," the so-called public funds "big bang," will be implemented in an effort to stimulate rational investment and the economy overall. (references) | ||
Economic History | Japan | The 1995 Financial Services Agreement began a process of comprehensive financial sector liberalization, which culminated in the "Big Bang." In the past three years, ongoing economic restructuring (due in large part to the more competitive financial sector and greater emphasis on rate of return), and changes in Japan's financial markets contributed to growth in foreign direct investment in Japan in non-financial sectors. (references) |
Human Rights | Korea | On November 6, Bang Sang-hoon was released, and on November 7 Cho Hee Jun was released. (references) |
El Salvador | In November an appeals court reinstated kidnaping charges against former guerilla commander Raul Granillo, also know as Commander Marcelo, and four other persons accused of participating in five well-known kidnapings--those of Nelson Oswaldo Machuca Perez, Guillermo Alfredo Sol Bang, Kerim Eduardo Salume Babum, Alberto Antonio Hill Dutriz, and Andres Abraham Suster Castillejos--between 1991 and 1995. The appeals court overturned a criminal court's August decision to dismiss charges against the five defendants because of insufficient evidence. (references) | |
Trade | Japan | One of the first features of the Big Bang, lifting of restrictions on individual investment in certain types of foreign currency assets, was initiated in April, 1998. While the actual long term market impact of this liberalization still remains to be seen, the psychological impact in raising awareness of the potential effects of deregulation are now apparent. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MAIDEN, n. A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime. The genus has a wide geographical distribution, being found wherever sought and deplored wherever found. The maiden is not altogether unpleasing to the eye, nor (without her piano and her views) insupportable to the ear, though in respect to comeliness distinctly inferior to the rainbow, and, with regard to the part of her that is audible, bleating out of the field by the canary -- which, also, is more portable. A lovelorn maiden she sat and sang -- This quaint, sweet song sang she; "It's O for a youth with a football bang And a muscle fair to see! The Captain he Of a team to be! On the gridiron he shall shine, A monarch by right divine, And never to roast on it -- me!" Opoline Jones |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Michael J. Fox | Well, I partied a lot when I was younger. And that was just, again, having to do with this kind of this imposter syndrome any minute someone is going to bang on the door and tell me good-bye. So I thought, well, I'll just be drunk when they get here. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Bang" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 76.06% of the time. "Bang" is used about 1,014 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 76.06% | 771 | 8,912 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 11.43% | 116 | 29,969 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 9.66% | 98 | 33,072 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.66% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.1% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 0.1% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,014 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "bang" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bang | Last name | 1,000 | 10,675 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Denmark | Bang & Olufsen Holding A/S | South Korea | Chon Bang |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "bang": bang a nail in ♦ bang about ♦ bang against ♦ bang araund ♦ bang at smth. ♦ bang at the door ♦ bang away ♦ Bang disease ♦ bang down ♦ bang goes ♦ bang in ♦ bang in the face ♦ bang in the middle ♦ bang in the middle of the war ♦ bang into ♦ bang off ♦ bang on ♦ bang on smth. ♦ bang on time ♦ bang one's fist on the table ♦ bang one's hair ♦ bang one's head against a wall ♦ bang oneself ♦ bang out ♦ bang path ♦ bang sense into smb. ♦ bang shut ♦ bang smth. shut ♦ bang the door ♦ bang the door on ♦ bang to ♦ bang up ♦ big bang ♦ big bang theory ♦ bit bang ♦ fall to the floor with a bang ♦ gang bang ♦ go bang ♦ go off with a bang ♦ go over with a bang ♦ shut smth. with a bang ♦ shut the door with a bang ♦ slap bang ♦ sonic bang ♦ supersonic bang ♦ to bang ♦ whizz bang. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bang": Bang-a-bang, bang-bang, Bang-bang-bang, bang-box, bang-ins, bang-on, bang-tall, bang-the-big-bass-drum, bang-up, bang-up-to-date, bang-up-to-the-minute, bang-your-head-circles. | |
Ending with "bang": Bang-a-bang, bang-bang, Bang-bang-bang, big-bang, crash-bang, gang-bang, head-bang, pre-big-bang, Slam-bang, slap-bang, whiz-bang, whizz-bang. | |
Containing "bang": big-bang theory, boom-bang-a-bang-booooooom, crash-bang-wallop-bang-crash, flash-to-bang time, wham-bang-crash. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bang bus | 15,390 | gay gang bang | 264 |
gang bang | 13,844 | chitty chitty bang bang | 252 |
bang gang squad | 1,956 | black gang bang | 240 |
bang | 1,667 | amateur gang bang | 236 |
bang boat | 1,341 | bang bang bang i just want | 235 |
bang thumb | 1,207 | first gang bang | 200 |
big bang | 925 | bang gang got i | 200 |
bang olufsen | 867 | lesbian gang bang | 194 |
bang bus.com | 495 | mature gang bang | 187 |
free gang bang | 442 | gang bang video | 181 |
interracial gang bang | 436 | bang golf | 180 |
bang bang bang | 423 | gang bang pic | 176 |
big bang theory | 409 | asian gang bang | 171 |
gang bang her first | 381 | facial gang bang | 167 |
teen gang bang | 379 | hardcore gang bang | 163 |
gang bang bus | 378 | bang hair style | 159 |
wife gang bang | 371 | bang bang | 158 |
gang bang sex | 338 | anal gang bang | 150 |
gang bang story | 269 | backseat bang | 150 |
free gang bang pic | 265 | bang bus for free | 141 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "bang"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | balluke (forelock, topknot), bëj potere (jangle, kick up a row, rough-house), zhurmë (ado, blatancy, bobbery, Chirm, clamor, clamour, din, hoopla, jangle, noise, noisiness, racket, smash, sound, sputter, to-do, tumult, uproar), qejf (amusement, ball, binge, delight, desire, high spirits, humor, humour, luxury, pleasure, temper, zest), potershëm, plasje (backfire, blast, blowout, blowup, burst, cleavage, detonation, plunk, report), përplasje (bump, clap, clash, collision, crash, encounter, flap, fling, impact, slam), përplas me zhurmë, përpiqem (aim, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, essay, exert, exert oneself, offer, pretend, seek, strive, take trouble, try), mu (slap, smack), krismë (clash, crack, crash, rattle, scratch, smash, snap), jap një goditje, goditje (assault, bash, batting, beat, biff, blow, buffet, bump, cant, chop, clean and jerk, clip, dash, dint, drive, fib, flap, hit, ictus, impingement, incitement, infliction, jab, joggle, jolt, knock, knocking, lick, percussion, poke, pound, push, shock, slat, sock, stimulus, strike, stroke, thrust, thwack, tremor, welt), godas fort (affect, smash, smite, thump), fle me femër. (various references) | |
Arabic | حدث ضجة عالية, شعر مقدم الرأس, إتهم (accuse, arraign, charge, complain, delate, denounce, take to task, tax), خبط (knock, strike down), ضرب بعنف (bash, baste, lambaste, maul, slam, smite, swat, swipe, thump, whack, whale), ضربة (beating, belt, biff, blow, bob, bump, chap, clout, hurt, inflexion, infliction, lash, pelt, plug, pulse, shot, smack, sock, strike, stroke, tank, thrust, wipe), ضربة عنيفة (bash, knock, knockdown, slam, smack, smash, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack), بدوى, طرق (beating, enter, knock, knock repeatedly, knocking, percuss, percussion, pounding, puncture, rap, tool), فجأة (all at once, all of a sudden, bounce, by surprise, on the spur of the moment, out of the blue, overnight, short, suddenly, unawares, unexpectedly), حركة مفاجئة, غلق بقوة, قرع (banging, beat, beating, chide, drum, hitting, knock, knocking, rap, rapping, ring, sound, striking, tap, toll), قذف بقوة (belch, flirt, slap), قص شعر الناصية, نشاط (action, activity, alacrity, bounce, energy, forcefulness, ginger, go, kick, lift, liveliness, mettle, momentum, movement, pep, promptitude, prosperity, pursuit, spirit, spunk, stir, strenuousness, tuck, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, virility, zip), فرقعة (crack, crackle, crackling, crepitation, exploding, explosion, pop, report, snap), ضجة داوية. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | удар (bat, blow, buff, buffet, butt, chop, clash, clump, counter, cut, dint, go off, hit, impact, impingement, jab, jar, keystroke, knock, pass, pelt, percussion, push, rap, shake, shock, shy, smack, smash, strike, stroke, thrust, touch, turn, whack, whiplash, wipe), хашиш (cannabis, grass, hash, hasheesh, hashish, hemp), халосвам (bang against, bash), хлопвам (clap, knock, slam, snap to), фрас, трясък (chunking, clash, crash, din, hurtle, peal, rattle, slam, smash, thunder), гърмя (bellow, boom, fulminate, peal, pop off, roll, speak, thunder), гърмеж (thunder), надминавам (beat, better, exceed, outbalance, outdo, outgo, outreach, outrun, outstrip, out-top, outweigh, overmatch, overpass, overreach, pass, surpass, top, transcend), бия (beat, chime, club, curry, feeze, go, hammer, hide, hit, kill, knoll, lace, lather, lay, lick, maul, palpitate, peal, pelt, pulsate, pulse, ram, ramrod, ring, rough up, shoot, strike, swingle, thrash, thresh, wallop, welt, whale, whip, whop, zap), пат (stalemate), изстрел (discharge, gunfire, pop, report, round, shot). (various references) | |
Chinese | 轟 (boom, explosion, rumble, strike), 轰隆 (Bangs), 重擊 (thump), 髳 (fashionable, mane), 髦 (fashionable, mane), 乓 . (various references) | |
Czech | bum, bouchnutí (crash, pop, slam, smash, thud, thump), bouchnout (crash, hit, pop, thud), udeřit (fillip, hit, impinge, knock, punch, strike, swipe), soulož (coitus, intercourse), rána (bash, biff, blow, bounce, clout, hit, knock, rap, report, shock, shot, slap, slash, sock, strike, stroke, swipe, whack, whang, wound), přesnì (accurately, clearly, dead, exactly, faithfully, just, nicely, on the minute, on time, precisely, quite, rightly, sharp, straight), ofina (fringe). (various references) | |
Danish | suset (peak), skud (blast, clump shoots, filling, filling weft, flush, fruit cane, green shoot, pick, rod, shoot, shot, shute, sprout, tiller, weft, woof), overlydsbrag (sonic bang, sonic boom, supersonic bang, supersonic boom), junke (junk, shot), fix (shot). (various references) | |
Dutch | dichtslaan (slam, slam shut). (various references) | |
Esperanto | klakfermi (slam). (various references) | |
Farsi | محکم زدن (Whack), چترزلف , صدای بلندیامحکم , بستن (Assess, Attach, Bar, Belt, Bind, Bloc, Block, Blockade, Choke, Clasp, Coagulate, Congeal, Cork, Curdle, Gird, Hasp, Impute, Jam, Jell, Knit, Obturate, Padlock, Pen, Picket, Plug, Seal, Shut, Steek, Tighten, Truss, Wattle). (various references) | |
Finnish | rummuttaa (beat a drum, drum), paukuttaa (slam), paukahdus (report), pamahtaa, pamahdus, jymähdys (boom, detonation, thud). (various references) | |
French | baiser, bang sonique (sonic bang, supersonic bang), bang supersonique (sonic bang, supersonic bang), battre (batter), boum, fléchette, claquement (banging), claquer, coup, coup violent, détonation, détonation balistique, détoner, éclater, fixe, vlan, fracas, frange, frapper violemment, pète, pan, piqûre, piquouze, pravouze*, shoot, soudain, soudainement, splache, touche, fix. (various references) | |
German | zuschlagen (annex, bang shut, hit out, knock down to, pounce, slam, slam shut, strike, to slam), schlagen (bash, bat, batter about, beat, belt, best, biff, birch, blast, break, Bury, capture, chime, clang, clout, defeat, fell, flap, flog, hack out, hit, kick, kill, knock, knock about, knock around, knock out, lap, lash, mint, outride, Pat, pound, pounding, pummel, punch, punching, rattle, rattling, sing, slap, slash, slat, smack, smite, spank, stricken, strike, swat, take, throb, thump, thwack, to bang, to bash, to batter, to blast, to knock (at), to rap, to slap, trim, wallop, wash, whip, whip up, whisk), knallen (belt, blaze, click, crack, explode, fire, flop, misfire, misfiring, pop, ring out, slam, slap, slug, to bang), knall (crack, explosion, pop, slam, snap, trouble). (various references) | |
Greek | κρότος, κτύποσ (beat, clack, ictus, knock), κτυπώ (buffet, bump, clack, clobber, clout, cudgel, hit, impinge, knock, larrup, maul, rap, shroud, slat, smite, strike, swat, thrash), ρίξιμο (cast), σουτάρισμα, σουτ (shot), γδούπος, βρόντος, βροντώ (peal, thunder), πάταγοσ (crash), χτύπημα (beating, blow, bump, chatter, chop, clip, knock, knocking, slam, strike, stroke, thrust, whop), φιξ (shot), εκπυρσοκροτώ (detonate). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לחבוט (beat off, flail, knock, mill, pound, smack, strike down, stroke, swat, swipe, thrash, thrust down, thump, thwack), לדפוק (beat, drive on, knock, rap, strike, throb, tick), לטרוק (slam), קול נפץ, חבטה (beating, flap, pound, striking, swat, thrashing, thwack). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nagy robajjal, durranás (clap, fulmination, report, whoomp, whoomph), csattanás (clap, clash, click, crack, crash, dash, smack, snap, spat, tang), hecc (jape), éppen (even, full, just, the boot is on the other leg, the boot is on the wrong leg), élvezet (amusement, blast, delight, enjoyment, groove, gust, gusto, indulgence, joy, pleasure, treat). (various references) | |
Indonesian | membanting pintu, letusan (blast, eruption, gushing, outburst). (various references) | |
Italian | colpo (beat, blow, bout, buffet, bump, chop, clap, clout, dab, dash, fit, flap, flick, hit, hitch, hoot, jab, knock, pelt, punch, punishment, putt, rap, shock, shot, slam, slap, sock, splash, stamp, sting, strike, stroke, thump, thwack, whack). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ビタミン剤 (big, big band, big bang, Big Ben, big business, big card, Big Egg, big event, big science, big screen, bit, bitmap, BITNET, important news, vitamin pills, Vitarice), ばい菌 (a sure thing, abruptly, bacteria, be dry, disconnected, disperse, divorced, flop, germ, in drops, in pieces, loose, only, perfectly, plump, properly, right on the mark, rustle, rustling, scattered, suddenly, to be exhausted, to be worn out, to expose, to kill, to lay open, to murder, to take to pieces, unexpectedly, with a bang, with a clash, with a thud), 宇宙大爆発 (Big Bang), か弱い (be dejected, body trembling, calculating, chattering, Cheer up!, chipping, clash, clatter, crash, dry or rough feeling, feeble, feel disappointed, feel emotionally drained, feel let down, firmly, frail, frozen solid, heartbroken, lose heart, overly serious, peanut brittle, rattle, rummage, rustling, shrewd, slam, solidly, solidly built, something come loose, tick-tock, tightly, tough, with a bang, with a clank). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がたり (with a bang), ビッグバン (big bang), うちゅうだいばくはつ (Big Bang), ばったり (abruptly, flop, plump, suddenly, unexpectedly, with a bang, with a clash). (various references) | |
Korean | 강타 (Bangs, bash, Bashing, Clout, smite, Smiting, swat, swipe, Swiping, thump). (various references) | |
Manx | polt (blast, blast explosion, clap, concussion, crack, crack sound, detonation, explosion, flap, rap, report, shot, snap, stroke, thump), frap (crack, pop, report, smack), feeam (report, sound), crankal (knock, tap), bwoalley (assault, bash, batter, beat, beat up, belabour, buffet, chime, clap, club, flap, hammer, hit, knock, mint, percussion, play, pound, pulsate, punch, rhythm, ring, rise of penis, scramble, shock, slam, slap, strike, thrash, thresh, throb, toll, wallop), bleayst (body, crust, gill cover, hull, husk, shell, shield). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | angbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | estrondo (boom, clap, clash, crack, din, flaw, peal, rattle, rumble, smash, thunder). (various references) | |
Romanian | breton (breton), brusc (abrupt, abruptly, all at once, bounce, brusque, plop, plump, rash, roughly, rude, sharp, sharply, short, shortly, snap, sudden, suddenly, unawares, unexpected, unexpectedly), bubui (boom, peal, roar, roll, rumble, thunder), bubuiturã (rumble), buf (ludicrous, slapstick, smash), bum (boom, slap bang), boc (boom, slap bang), cioc-boc, fleaşc (flip-flap, pop, smack, there goes), face zgomot (make noise, rattle, roister), deodatã (at a clap, short, slap, suddenly, unawares, unexpectedly), cu explozie, crac (crack, crash, leg, pop), clap (flop), clãmpãni (clatter, click), izbiturã (blow, bounce, bump, concussion, dash, hit, jolt, knock, stroke), cioc (beak, bill, Buss, click-clack, click-click, goatee, knock, mouth, nib, nose, nozzle, pecker, rostrum, sip, snout, spout, tuft), clãnţãni (chatter, clank, click, clink, rattle, tremble), pocni cu ceva (hit), tunde breton, trosnet (clack, crack, crash), trosc (crash, thud, thump, whack), tranc, se lovi (hit, knock, strike), se închide cu zgomot (slam), rãbufni (flare, peal, thunder), hop (difficulty, go, hop, jump, pop, rub, snag, trouble, up-a-daisy), pocniturã (clack, flap, hit), izbi cu putere, pocnet (clap, click, crack, flap, flip, phut, smack, snap), poc (crack, crash, pop), paf, pac (crack, pop), loviturã (attack, bat, beat, beating, blow, box, bump, burglary, butt, calamity, cant, clap, clip, coup, cuff, dash, drive, fib, flap, go, heading, hit, hunch, hurt, jab, jolt, kick, knock, lick, master stroke, pelt, push, round, set back, shack, shock, shot, slash, sling, smack, smash, stab, stick, strike, stroke, sweep, thrust), lovi cu zgomot, zdup (bump, flop, jug, limbo, Nick, quod, smash, thud, thump), rãbufnealã (outbreak, thud). (various references) | |
Russian | стремительность (dash, elan, impetuosity, precipitance), удовольствие (content, delight, enjoyment, gusto, joy, kick, pleasure, real jam, relish, treat), ударять удар (bump), ударять (beat, biff, crump, dub, jab, jounce, knock, rap, slugged, slugging, strike, thump, whang), сильный удар (bash, biff, clip, humming blow, lick, pelt, plunk, polt, slog, staggerer, swinger, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack), как раз (even, even as, exactly, if a day, just), внезапный шум, взрыв (agony, blast, blowup, burst, detonation, eruption, explosion, gale, gust, outbreak, outburst, outbust, plosion, spurt), наслаждение (delectation, enjoyment, fruition, gratification, pleasure, real jam), напор (inrush, pressure, rush, thrust, vim), захлопнуть (fling to, slam), прямо (avowedly, direct, directly, endlong, endways, endwise, erect, foursquare, head-on, in plain English, just, on the level, outright, plainly, plump, point blank, slap, spang, squarely, straight, straight from the shoulder, straight out, straightly, up and down, uprightly). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | baš (even, just, right, too, very), udariti (bash, bat, beat, belt, bump, clock, clout, conk, drive in, hack, hit, jog, knock, paw, percuss, poke, punch, ram, rap, shock, strike, stub, swipe, wallop, whack), tresak (crash, slam), prasak (blasting, burst, clap, crack, peal, pop), lupiti (bump, hit, rap, smite), lupati (hit, knock, pound, rack, tap, throb), imati snošaj (copulate, screw). (various references) | |
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