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BANG UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
He impregnated his wife again
Synonyms:
bang up; impregnate; knock up; prang up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "bang up" is one way to...):
fecundate; fertilise; fertilize; inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))
Verb group:
impregnate (fertilize and cause to grow)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Damage or destroy as if by violence
Example:
The teenager banged up the car of his mother
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bang up" is one way to...):
damage (inflict damage upon)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something