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banged

VERB

hit or knock loudly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clang rattle thump

STRONG

boom burst clatter crash detonate drum echo explode peal resound sound thunder

WEAK

make noise

Antonyms

WEAK

tap

VERB

moving by hitting hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash bump collide knock rap slam smash thump whack

STRONG

beat clatter crash hammer hit pound pummel strike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

praise

STRONG

lose

WEAK

tap

Example Sentences

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James, who took a hard spill in the fourth quarter and banged his right elbow, was officially nursing left foot arthritis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Around the same period men banged on the door of the home at 10:30 pm.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The Bee Gees banged out the tracks in a studio, not really knowing what it was for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

They banged to a stop, rolled forward a little farther, then stopped again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom