bang(4) (iou) and topical (oh)

bang(4) (iou)

bang verb1. M16.
[Imit., perh. of Scandinavian origin (cf. Old Norse bang hammering, banga hammer): Low German has bange(l)n beat.]
verb trans. Strike or shut noisily; cause to make the sound of a blow or explosion. M16.
bang out produce (a tune on a piano, etc.) noisily and roughly.
Tennyson Like an iron-clanging anvil banged With hammers. A. Koestler It was the sound of Sonia banging the bathroom-door behind her that woke him.
verb intrans. Move impetuously, dash, jump. dial. L16.
verb trans. Knock about, damage, (N. Amer. also foll. by up); drub, defeat (lit. & fig.). E17.
banged to rights: see RIGHT noun1.
M. Edgeworth English Clay..banged down to Clay-hall. Shakespeare Othello The desperate tempest hath so bang'd the Turk That their designment halts.
verb intrans. Strike or shut violently or noisily, thump; make a sudden loud noise. E18.
bang heads together reprimand people severely, esp. in an attempt to stop them arguing. bang one's head against a brick wall: see WALL noun1.
Wilkie Collins Taking great pains not to let the doors bang. C. Jackson She had only to bang on the small painted drum.
verb trans. Surpass. Chiefly dial. L18.
Dickens The next Pickwick will bang all the others.
verb trans. Stock Exchange. Depress (share prices, the market). arch. L19.
verb trans. & intrans. Copulate (with). slang. L19.
verb intrans. bang away, continue in or at an action persistently or repetitively. L19.
G. Josipovici Genius is..poor old Sartre banging away at his trilogy.
verb intrans. bang on, talk tediously and at length about something. colloq. L20.

topical (oh)

a subject that is topical is interesting because it is important at the present time
topical subject/issue/theme etc
::a new TV comedy dealing with topical issues
::topical jokes (=jokes about topical subjects)
-- topically /-kli/ adv
-- topicality /7tCpI5kAlZti ?@ 7tB:-/ n [U]

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