WHANG - 10 definitions found
whang n 1: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang] v 1: beat with force 2: propel or hit with force; "whang the ball" 3: attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan" whang hwang Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) whang I. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English thong, thwang Date: 1536 1. dialect a. thong b. rawhide 2. British a large piece ; chunk 3. often vulgar penis II. verb Date: 1684 transitive verb 1. dialect beat, thrash 2. to propel or strike with force intransitive verb to beat or work with force or violence III. noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1824 a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound IV. verb Date: 1728 intransitive verb to make a whang transitive verb to strike with a whang Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary whang wæŋ v. & n. colloq. --v. 1 tr. strike heavily and loudly; whack. 2 intr. (of a drum etc.) sound under or as under a blow. --n. a whanging sound or blow. [imit.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Whang \Whang\, n. [Cf. Thong.] A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Whang \Whang\, v. t. To beat. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Whang \Whang\, n. 1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.] 2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] 3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Whang \Whang\, v. t. 1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] 2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.] |
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