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▸  bandy about or bandy around PHRASAL VERB [usu passive] If someone's name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around , that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [be V -ed P ] Young players now hear various sums bandied around about how much players are getting.

bane /be I n/ N‑SING The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed. □  Spots can be the bane of a teenager's life.

bang /bæ ŋ/ (bangs , banging , banged )

1 N‑COUNT A bang is a sudden loud noise such as the noise of an explosion. □  I heard four or five loud bangs. □  She slammed the door with a bang.

2 VERB If something bangs , it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times. □ [V ] The engine spat and banged.

3 VERB If you bang a door or if it bangs , it closes suddenly with a loud noise. □ [V ] …the sound of doors banging. □ [V adj] All up and down the street the windows bang shut. □ [V n] The wind banged a door somewhere.

4 VERB If you bang on something or if you bang it, you hit it hard, making a loud noise. □ [V + on ] We could bang on the desks and shout till they let us out. □ [V n] There is no point in shouting or banging the table.

5 VERB If you bang something on something or if you bang it down, you quickly and violently put it on a surface, because you are angry. □ [V n prep] She banged his dinner on the table. □ [V n with adv] He banged down the telephone.

6 VERB If you bang a part of your body, you accidentally knock it against something and hurt yourself. □ [V n] She'd fainted and banged her head. □ [V n + against/on ] He hurried into the hall, banging his shin against a chair in the darkness. ● N‑COUNT Bang is also a noun. □  …a nasty bang on the head.

7 VERB If you bang into something or someone, you bump or knock them hard, usually because you are not looking where you are going. □ [V + into ] Various men kept banging into me in the narrow corridor.

8 N‑PLURAL Bangs are hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead. [AM ] in BRIT, use fringe 9 ADV You can use bang to emphasize expressions that indicate an exact position or an exact time. [EMPHASIS ] □  …bang in the middle of the track. □  For once you leave bang on time for work.

10 → see also big bang theory

11 PHRASE If you say bang goes something, you mean that it is now obvious that it cannot succeed or be achieved. □  There will be more work to do, not less. Bang goes the fantasy of retirement at 35.

12 PHRASE If something begins or ends with a bang , it begins or ends with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. □  Her career began with a bang in 1986.

13to bang your head against a brick wall → see wall

bang|er /bæ ŋə ^r / (bangers )

1 N‑COUNT Bangers are sausages. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

2 N‑COUNT [usu adj N ] You can describe a car as a banger if it is old and in very bad condition. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  …this clapped-out old banger.

3 N‑COUNT Bangers are fireworks that make a lot of noise. [BRIT ]

Bang|la|deshi /bæ ŋgləde ʃi/ (Bangladeshis )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.

2 N‑COUNT The Bangladeshis are the people who come from Bangladesh.

ban|gle /bæ ŋg ^ə l/ (bangles ) N‑COUNT A bangle is a decorated metal or wooden ring that you can wear round your wrist or ankle.

ba ng-o n also bang on ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone is bang-on with something, they are exactly right in their opinions or actions. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  If we are not bang-on with our preparations then we could have problems.

ban|ish /bæ n I ʃ/ (banishes , banishing , banished )