Definition of spang Spang

/spæˈŋ/ - [spang] - spang

We found 17 definitions of spang from 5 different sources.

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What does spang mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

spangs, spanging, spanged  

spang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"
  bang
  collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
  dialect, idiom, accent the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • spang (Noun)
    A shiny ornament or object; a spangle.
  • spang (Noun)
    A bound or spring; a leap.
  • spang (Noun)
    A span.
  • spang (Verb)
    To set with bright points: star or spangle.
  • spang (Verb)
    To hitch; fasten.
  • spang (Verb)
    To strike or ricochet with a loud report.
  • spang (Verb)
    To leap; spring.
  • spang (Verb)
    To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence.
  • spang (Adverb)
    Suddenly; slap, smack.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spang (v. t.)
    To spangle.
  • spang (v. i.)
    To spring; to bound; to leap.
  • spang (n.)
    A bound or spring.
  • spang (n.)
    A spangle or shining ornament.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • spang
    spang, n. a spangle, shining ornament
  • spang
    spang, v.i. (Scot.) to leap.—v.t. to set in violent motion, to hurl.—n. a springing up: a sudden blow

Part of speech

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  • spang, verb, present, 1st person singular of spang (infinitive).
  • spang, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

spang in sign language
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