Meaning & use

Banged

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Struck or hit something with a sudden, loud noise.

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She banged her fist on the table in frustration.

He banged his knee against the low coffee table in the dark.

A note on using this word

In British slang, 'banged up' informally means being imprisoned, a usage quite distinct from the literal sense of striking something.

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