verb
Meaning 1
to strike or hit repeatedly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- bang away on the drums
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bang away
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verb
Meaning 2
to work tirelessly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- I've been banging away at the essay for ages, but it still isn't finished.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
to constantly and irritatingly talk (about)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- My folks keep banging away at me to study harder.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: paukuttaa — to strike or hit repeatedly
- Finnish: hakata — to strike or hit repeatedly
- French: matraquer — to strike or hit repeatedly
- Finnish: puurtaa — to work tirelessly
- Finnish: pakertaa — to work tirelessly
- French: bûcher — to work tirelessly
- French: marner — to work tirelessly
- Finnish: naputtaa — to talk about something constantly and irritatingly
- French: tanner — to talk about something constantly and irritatingly
- French: insister — to talk about something constantly and irritatingly