Bang vs. Crash: Difference and Comparison
Edited by Muazma Batool — By Muneeza Rehman — Updated on November 2, 2023
"Bang" typically denotes a sharp, loud noise, while "crash" often implies a violent collision, often with accompanying noise.
Difference Between Bang and Crash
Bang and crash both indicate sudden, loud sounds, but their nuances and applications vary. Bang often refers to a sound that's abrupt and loud, which can result from various actions such as a door slamming. In contrast, crash primarily denotes a forceful collision, like that of two cars, often accompanied by a noise.
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Sep 16, 2023
Delving deeper into bang, it's versatile, spanning contexts from celebratory fireworks to sudden surprises. Crash, on the other hand, leans heavily into incidents, often accidents, that involve a certain level of destruction or disruption.
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In popular culture, bang might be used for emphasis in contexts unrelated to sound. Think of phrases like "with a bang", indicating a memorable ending. Crash usually stays rooted in its collision-centric interpretation, extending to economic downturns or computer system failures.
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Sep 16, 2023
Another distinction is in their physicality. While bang can just be about sound without any significant physical implications, crash almost always signifies physical impact, indicating a sense of damage or destruction.
Henry
Sep 16, 2023
In summary, while bang and crash can sometimes be used interchangeably when referring to loud noises, they maintain distinct identities. Bang oscillates around the idea of sound, while crash revolves around forceful impacts.
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Sep 16, 2023
Bang vs. Crash Comparison Chart
Extended Meanings
Memorable events ("end with a bang").
Economic downturns, system failures.
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Bang vs. Crash Definitions
◉Crash
The action of forcefully hitting something.
The waves crash against the shore.
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◉Bang
A fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead.
She got a new haircut with bangs.
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◉Crash
To break violently or noisily; smash
The dishes crashed to pieces on the floor.
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◉Crash
To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact
The car crashed into a tree.
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◉Crash
To make a sudden loud noise
The cymbals crash at the end of each measure.
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◉Bang
(Informal) A sudden burst of action
The campaign started off with a bang.
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◉Crash
To move noisily or so as to cause damage
went crashing through the woods.
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◉Bang
(Slang) A sense of excitement; a thrill
We got a bang out of watching the old movies.
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◉Bang
often bangs A fringe of hair that hangs over the forehead, cut in any of various styles.
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◉Crash
(Slang) To undergo a period of unpleasant feeling or depression as an aftereffect of drug-taking.
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◉Bang
(Informal) To turn in (a specific direction or along a course), especially suddenly
bang a left onto Boylston Street.
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◉Crash
(Informal) To join or enter (a party, for example) without invitation.
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◉Crash
A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking
She looked up when she heard the crash outside.
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◉Bang
To crash noisily against or into something
My elbow banged against the door.
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◉Crash
A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
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◉Crash
A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
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◉Bang
A sudden percussive noise.
When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.
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◉Crash
A coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains.
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◉Crash
Starched reinforced fabric used to strengthen a book binding or the spine of a bound book.
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◉Bang
syn of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
Tiffany has long hair and bangs.
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◉Crash
Of or characterized by an intensive effort to produce or accomplish
a crash course on income-tax preparation.
a crash diet.
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◉Crash
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
After the lightning came the crash of thunder.
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◉Bang
(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
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◉Crash
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.
Nobody survived the plane crash.
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◉Crash
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
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◉Bang
An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
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◉Crash
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
the stock market crash
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◉Crash
(ecology) A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.
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◉Bang
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
The fireworks banged away all through the night.
Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!
My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.
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◉Crash
(intransitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
When the car crashed into a house, the driver was heavily injured.
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◉Bang
(ambitransitive) To hit hard.
He banged the door shut.
David and Mary banged into each other.
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◉Crash
(transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
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◉Bang
To engage in sexual intercourse.
We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
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◉Crash
To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
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◉Bang
(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.
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◉Crash
To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?
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◉Bang
(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
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◉Crash
To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
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◉Crash
To terminate extraordinarily.
If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop.
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◉Crash
To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop.
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◉Crash
(intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
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◉Crash
To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
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◉Bang
A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"
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◉Bang
To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.
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◉Crash
To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire.
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◉Bang
To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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◉Crash
To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.
Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city.
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◉Bang
To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; - usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.
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◉Crash
To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
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◉Bang
To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
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◉Crash
A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.
The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.
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◉Crash
Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
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◉Bang
To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
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◉Bang
A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
Many a stiff thwack, many a bang.
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◉Crash
a loud resonant repeating noise;
he could hear the clang of distant bells
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◉Crash
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
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◉Bang
A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.
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◉Crash
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
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◉Bang
An exclamation point; - used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu).
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◉Crash
the act of colliding with something;
his crash through the window
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
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◉Bang
An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene.
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◉Crash
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative;
the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
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◉Bang
The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; - usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down almost to her eyes.
His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang.
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◉Crash
fall or come down violently;
The branch crashed down on my car
The plane crashed in the sea
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◉Crash
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise;
The car crashed through the glass door
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◉Bang
a vigorous blow;
the sudden knock floored him
he took a bash right in his face
he got a bang on the head
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◉Crash
undergo damage or destruction on impact;
the plane crashed into the ocean
The car crashed into the lamp post
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◉Bang
the swift release of a store of affective force;
they got a great bang out of it
what a boot!
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
he does it for kicks
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◉Crash
occupy, usually uninvited;
My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
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◉Bang
a conspicuous success;
that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
that new Broadway show is a real smasher
the party went with a bang
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◉Crash
cause to crash;
The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace
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◉Bang
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound;
One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed
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◉Crash
hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
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◉Crash
undergo a sudden and severe downturn;
the economy crashed
will the stock market crash again?
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◉Bang
move noisily;
The window banged shut
The old man banged around the house
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◉Crash
stop operating;
My computer crashed last night
The system goes down at least once a week
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◉Bang
have sexual intercourse with;
This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
Adam knew Eve
Were you ever intimate with this man?
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◉Crash
sleep in a convenient place;
You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
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◉Crash
A violent collision, especially of vehicles.
There was a major car crash on the highway.
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Bang vs. Crash Frequently Asked Questions
Is bang only related to sound?
Primarily, but it can also denote a sudden or forceful event.
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Would you use bang to describe a car accident?
Typically, "crash" is more apt for describing car accidents due to its implication of collision.
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Sep 16, 2023
Is the phrase "with a bang" about noise?
Not necessarily; it can mean ending something in a memorable or significant way.
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Does a bang always imply something negative?
No, it can be neutral or even positive, like fireworks creating a bang during celebrations.
Levi
Sep 16, 2023
Which word, bang or crash, suggests more damage?
Crash often suggests more damage, especially in the context of collisions.
Jonathan
Sep 16, 2023
Do bang and crash mean the same thing?
While they both can refer to loud sounds, bang emphasizes the noise, whereas crash implies a violent collision.
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Sep 16, 2023
Can crash refer to non-physical events?
Yes, terms like "stock market crash" denote sudden failures or declines.
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Can crash be used in technology contexts?
Yes, like when a computer program or system "crashes" or stops working suddenly.
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Are the two words interchangeable?
In some contexts related to loud noises, they might be, but they maintain distinct meanings.
Henry
Sep 16, 2023
Which word is broader in application?
Bang has varied uses, from sound to emphasis, while crash is more specific to collisions and sudden failures.
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Sep 16, 2023
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