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bang

 
 
/bæŋ/ noun [C]

Definition

NOISE a sudden loud noise: The door slammed with a deafening bang.
HIT when you suddenly hit part of your body on something hard: a nasty bang on the head
(Definition of bang noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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