bang

pang, smäll, utropstecken, smälla

1. A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

2. A sudden percussive noise.

3. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

4. An explosion.

5. (chiefly, US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

6. (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

7. (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.