[
  {
    "word": "bang",
    "phonetic": "/b\u00e6\u014b(\u0261)/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6\u014b(\u0261)/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/bang-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50554427",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A sudden percussive noise.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A strike upon an object causing such a noise.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An explosion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An act of sexual intercourse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An explosive product.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Load the bang into the hole."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(Boston area) An abrupt left turn.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Strong smell (of)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There was a bang of onions off his breath."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A thrill.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "exclamation mark",
          "exclamation point",
          "blow",
          "strike",
          "explosion"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "hang"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hit hard.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "David and Mary banged into each other."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To engage in sexual intercourse.",
            "synonyms": [
              "do it",
              "have sex",
              "nail"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We can hear the couple banging upstairs."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(with \"in\") To hammer or to hit anything hard.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Hold the picture while I bang in this nail."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To inject intravenously.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "do it",
          "have sex",
          "nail"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Right, directly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The passenger door was bang against the garage wall."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Precisely.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He arrived bang on time."
          },
          {
            "definition": "With a sudden impact.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "interjection",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, \"Bang!\""
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Hair hanging over the forehead.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "bang",
          "forelocks",
          "fringe",
          "bang",
          "fringe"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bang",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bangs"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "bang",
    "phonetic": "/b\u00e6\u014b(\u0261)/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6\u014b(\u0261)/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/bang-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50554427",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Cannabis, especially as used in the Indian subcontinent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bang",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bhang"
    ]
  }
]