bang-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) slam or strike, possibly producing a sound; produce a sound while moving along a path.

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] SLAM NP2[patient] NP1[topic] SLAM NP1[agent] SLAM PP{P NP[location]} NP1[theme] BANG PP[directional] NP1[actor] SLAM NP2[actor]

Examples:
He slammed the ball down on the court and walked away.
The branch slammed the window nearest my bed.
He slammed the door shut.
The old man slammed around the house.

Mappings:
VerbNet: bump-18.4-1,funnel-9.3-1-1,hit-18.1,sound_emission-43.2
FrameNet: Cause_impact,Impact,Motion_noise
PropBank: bang.01,bang.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Sense Number 2: Have sexual intercourse with.

Examples:
This student bangs everyone in her dorm.
Did you bang her?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 3: BANG OUT: play loudly.

Commentary: IS: BANG OUT

Examples:
They really banged out the national anthem at the baseball game.
She banged out the song at the concert.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Sound_emission
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bang_out 1

Sense Number 4: BANG UP: damage as by violence.

Commentary: IS: BANG UP

Examples:
He got angry and really banged up his wife.
The teenager banged up his mother's car.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hit-18.1
FrameNet: Cause_impact
PropBank: bang.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bang_up 1

Sense Number 5: BANG UP: make pregnant.

Commentary: IS: BANG UP
NOTE: Compare to Sense 4; pay close attention to context to tell these two senses apart.

Examples:
He banged up his wife again; they have five children already!
I never thought she'd be banged up by a thirteen year old student.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bang_up 2