banged

verb

Definition of bangednext
past tense of bang
1
as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something the toy car banged into the wall and stopped

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2
as in knocked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner idly banged trees with a stick

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3
as in slammed
to shove into a closed position with force and noise stomped off to his room and banged the door

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged
  1. bumped
  2. slammed
  3. smacked
  4. shut
  5. collided
  6. rammed
  7. hit
  8. punched
Verb
  • Given his lower cross volume, last season’s most common crossing pass cluster has been bumped down the list, with Liverpool’s No 66 more likely to engage in sideways or backwards passes as part of his distribution diet.
    Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • After the Detroit Pistons got a bucket in the third quarter, Paul Reed bumped into Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bumped
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  • Two people are dead and 19 others injured after a small plane slammed into a Fullerton warehouse filled with workers.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Gomez, for instance, was slammed by Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez (who later apologized) over her Spanish in the film.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of slammed
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  • And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • She got smacked, but the ball went in.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • Riley shut the door to his hotel room, set the bag of delivered food on the desk and put his cell phone conversation on speaker.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The app may still work for those who already have TikTok on their phones, although ByteDance has also threatened to shut the app down.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of shut
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  • What's New Several drones collided midair during a holiday drone show at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday evening, and fell into the crowd below, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Wide receiver Jared Wayne collided with Dell's lower leg in the end zone.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of collided
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  • What's New The man who rammed a car into the crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least five people, has been remanded in custody.
    Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • According to recent reporting, a cargo ship rammed into a lock gate on the Moselle River, creating a traffic standstill that could last months—a dire situation reminiscent of the blockage in the Suez Canal.
    Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of rammed
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  • The tartness of cranberry, kissed with vanilla rum, is as enchanting as Elphaba's voice hitting that high note.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Domantas Sabonis hit a pair of free throws after getting fouled to put the game away.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of hit
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  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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