bang up

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive, informal):
    • To damage or batter something severely, especially a vehicle: To cause significant physical damage, often through impact or rough treatment.
    • To impregnate or make pregnant (slang, chiefly British): To cause a woman to become pregnant.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (damage):
    • He managed to bang up his father's new car on the very first drive.
    • The delivery van was pretty badly banged up after the minor collision.
  • Verb (impregnate):
    • The scandalous rumor was that he had banged up the mayor's daughter. (Note: This usage is vulgar slang.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be banged up" (adjective phrase, informal): To be injured, bruised, or damaged. Also, in British slang, to be imprisoned.
    • After the fight, both boxers were pretty banged up.
    • He got banged up for six months for the robbery. (UK slang: imprisoned)
Variants and Related Words
  • Banged-up (adjective): Damaged or in poor condition.
    • He was driving a banged-up old truck.
Synonyms
  • Damage: Wreck, smash, batter, demolish.
  • Impregnate (slang): Knock up (vulgar slang), get pregnant.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bang out: To produce something quickly or noisily (e.g., ).
  • Bang on: To talk persistently about something (e.g., ).
Related Idioms
  • Bang to rights (UK slang): Caught in the act of doing something wrong, with undeniable evidence.
    • The police caught him bang to rights with the stolen goods.
  • Bang for the buck: Value for money; effectiveness for the cost.
    • This new processor gives you more bang for the buck.
Verb
  1. make pregnant
    • He impregnated his wife again
  2. damage or destroy as if by violence
    • The teenager banged up the car of his mother

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