bang up

/bæŋ əp/
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Other forms: banged up; banging up; bangs up

Definitions of bang up
  1. verb
    damage or destroy as if by violence
    “The teenager banged up the car of his mother”
    synonyms: smash, smash up
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    type of:
    damage
    inflict damage upon
  2. verb
    make pregnant
    synonyms: impregnate
    impregnate
    fertilize and cause to grow
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    type of:
    fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate
    introduce semen into (a female)
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