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banged out

banged out is the simple past and past participle of bang out.

Meaning of bang out

Verb

bang out (third-person singular simple present bangs out, present participle banging out, simple past and past participle banged out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.
    • I've got this paper due tomorrow, but I think I can bang it out in one night.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To eject.
    • The pilot promptly banged out and the aircraft flew almost as far as the airfield, eventually crashing into a farmer's field.2010, Tony Doyle, Flying at the Edge, →ISBN, page 253
  3. (UK, transitive) To celebrate (a fellow printing or newspaper industry worker) to mark their completion of an apprenticeship or their retirement by (formerly) hitting metal furniture in the printing room or (more recently) hitting one's desk in the newsroom.
    • As Hill left, his colleagues on the foreign desk started to bang him out – the traditional printers' farewell that involves thumping the desk as loudly as possible. According to reports the whole of the Telegraph's vast multimedia newsroom, said to be the largest in Europe, was shaking as staff...2008 June 26, “Hill and Dryden off with a bang”, in The Guardian
  4. (transitive) To beat up (someone).

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Questions about banged out

What is banged out the simple past and past participle of?
Banged out is the simple past and past participle of bang out.

Words near banged out in the dictionary

  1. banged like a shithouse door
  2. banged off
  3. banged on
  4. banged on the door
  5. banged one's head against a brick wall
  6. banged out
  7. banged some heads together
  8. banged the door down
  9. banged the drum for
  10. banged to rights
  11. banged up

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