adv
Meaning 1
Suddenly; slap, smack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
spang
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Pronunciation
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/ˈspæŋ/ without æ-raising
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/ˈspeɪ̯ŋ/ without æ-raising
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/ˈspɛ̃ŋ/ without æ-raising
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rhymes with -æŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S P AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A shiny ornament or object; a spangle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
A bound or spring; a leap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
Meaning 5
A span.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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verb
Meaning 6
To set with bright points: star or spangle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 7
To hitch; fasten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 8
Of a flying object (such as a bullet), To strike or ricochet with a loud report.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To leap; spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
Examples
- a. 1758, Allan Ramsay, epistle to Robert Yarde But when they spang o'er reason's fence, / We smart for't at our own expense.
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verb
Meaning 10
To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 11
leap, jerk, bang
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Bullets spanged into the trees
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Synonyms: bang
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”).
Uncertain. Cognate with Scots spang, and possibly related to English spank.
See span
Real reading context