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BANG UP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make pregnant

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:

bang up; smash; smash up

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

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