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Synonyms for banging up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bang |
| Phonetic Transcription : bæŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for banging up Other synonyms for the word banging up
- abuse
- bang up
- beat
- black
- bleach
- blemish
- blight
- bung up
- contuse
- corrode
- crack
- cut up
- damage
- deface
- defile
- deprave
- desecrate
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- do a number on
- fade
- gnaw
- hose
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mark
- mess up
- mishandle
- mistreat
- misuse
- molest
- mutilate
- oppress
- persecute
- pollute
- pound
- pulverize
- ravage
- rot
- rough up
- roughhouse
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- shake up
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- taint
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- total
- undermine
- victimize
- violate
- vitiate
- wax
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
- zing
Définition of banging up
Origin :- 1540s, "to strike hard with a loud blow," from a Scandinavian sourse akin to Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin. Slang meaning "have sexual intercourse with" first recorded 1937. Bang-up "excellent, first-rate," 1820, probably shortened from phrase bang up to the mark. The noun is recorded from late 16c.
- This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper[T.S. Eliot, "Hollow Men," 1925]
- As in abuse : verb physically hurt or injure
- As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
- As in damage : verb cause injury, loss
Antonyms for banging up
- acclaim
- adorn
- adulate
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- beautify
- benefit
- bless
- brighten
- build
- care for
- cherish
- clean
- cleanse
- color
- combine
- commend
- compliment
- create
- cure
- decorate
- defend
- embellish
- enhance
- esteem
- favor
- fix
- grow
- heal
- help
- honor
- improve
- mend
- ornament
- perfect
- please
- praise
- preserve
- prize
- protect
- purify
- repair
- respect
- revere
- sanctify
- schedule
- set up
- strengthen
- treasure
- treat well
- wait
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