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bang
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adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into
her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
3: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush
from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang,
boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show
is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit,
smash, smasher, strike, bang]
v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang]
2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive
sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my
bed"
3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam,
bang]
4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged
around the house"
5: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the
hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get
laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have
intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck,
jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it,
bang, get it on, bonk]
6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn:
spang, bang]
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clang
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n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour,
clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
v 1: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: clang,
clangor]
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gang
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n 1: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the
gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring,
mob]
2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the
same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch]
3: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, crew, work
party]
4: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to
work together
v 1: act as an organized group [syn: gang, gang up]
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yang
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n 1: the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese
dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce
everything that comes into existence" [ant: yin]
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nanchang
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n 1: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang [syn:
Nanchang, Nan-chang]
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pyongyang
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n 1: capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang
is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been
preserved" [syn: Pyongyang, capital of North Korea]
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shenyang
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n 1: a city in northeastern China [syn: Shenyang, Mukden,
Moukden, Fengtien]
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ang
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n 1: a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force
that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance
during national emergencies [syn: Air National Guard,
ANG]
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chang
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n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into
the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: Chang Jiang,
Changjiang, Chang, Yangtze, Yangtze River, Yangtze
Kiang]
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lange
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n 1: United States photographer remembered for her portraits of
rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) [syn:
Lange, Dorothea Lange]
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spang
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v 1: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn:
spang, bang]
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whang
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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"
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kuomintang
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n 1: the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it
governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949
when the Communists took power and subsequently was the
official ruling party of Taiwan [syn: Kuomintang,
Guomindang]
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xinjiang
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n 1: an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the
border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province
in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the
Uighur people [syn: Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Xinjiang
Uighur Autonomous Region]
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dang
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chuang
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chiang
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drang
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jang
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klang
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lang
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mang
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nang
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schlang
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siang
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stang
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strang
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tsang
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tsiang
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vang
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wang
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zang
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durang
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tunkelang
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xiaogang
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