bang

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a sudden loud noise

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We heard a loud bang from the kitchen.
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The door closed with a bang.
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a sudden, unexpected, and often unpleasant event or experience

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The news came as a real bang.
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The project ended with a bang, not a whimper.
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shocksurprisejoltimpactsensation
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to hit something or someone hard, often causing a loud noise

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He accidentally banged his head on the low ceiling.
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Don't bang the door when you leave.
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directly; precisely

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The ball went bang into the net.
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He ran bang into the wall.
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