the door shut with a bang

  • 1shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… …

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  • 2shut — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so as to block an aperture (shut the lid). b close or seal (a room, window, box, eye, mouth, etc.) by moving a door etc. (shut the box). 2 intr.… …

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  • 3shut — 01. [Shut] the door; it s cold in here. 02. My thumb has really been hurting since I [shut] the door on it. 03. Please keep the windows [shut]. I don t want any flies coming in. 04. The little boy [shut] his eyes during the scary part of the… …

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  • 4bang — 01. I [banged] my head on the table when I was picking up the cat. 02. We heard a loud [bang] and ran outside, where we saw there had been a car accident. 03. The children ran outside [banging] pots and pans together to celebrate the New Year. 04 …

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  • 5door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 6bang — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty (esp. BrE), big, enormous (esp. BrE), huge (esp. BrE), loud, massive (esp. BrE), resounding VERB + BANG …

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  • 7shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on …

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  • 8bang — n., v., & adv. n. 1 a a loud short sound. b an explosion. c the report of a gun. 2 a a sharp blow. b the sound of this. 3 esp. US a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead. 4 coarse sl. an act of sexual intercourse. 5 sl. a drug injection …

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  • 9bang — I. verb Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering Date: circa 1550 transitive verb 1. to strike sharply ; bump < banged his knee > 2. to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise < …

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  • 10door — [ dɔr ] noun count *** 1. ) a large flat object you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle: a little house with a red door The door creaked slowly open. There was a draft coming from under the door. open/close/shut the&#8230; …

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