to beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.-to beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.-to make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.-a blow as with a club; a heavy blow.-the sound produced by a sudden concussion.-to cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).-the short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.-alt. of bangue