The difference between Bang and Swap

When used as nouns, bang means a sudden percussive noise, whereas swap means an exchange of two comparable things.

When used as verbs, bang means to make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something, whereas swap means to exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

Bang is also interjection with the meaning: a sudden percussive sound.

Bang is also adverb with the meaning: right, directly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bang and Swap

  1. Bang as a noun:

    A sudden percussive noise.

    Examples:

    "When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang."

  2. Bang as a noun:

    A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

  3. Bang as a noun:

    An explosion.

  4. Bang as a noun (US, especially plural):

    A fringe of hair cut across the forehead.

    Examples:

    "Tiffany has long hair and bangs."

  5. Bang as a noun (US):

    The symbol , known as an exclamation point.

    Examples:

    "An [[e-mail]] address with an ! is called a [[bang path bang path]]."

  6. Bang as a noun (mathematics):

    A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

  7. Bang as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    An act of sexual intercourse.

  8. Bang as a noun:

    An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.

  9. Bang as a noun (slang, mining):

    An explosive product.

    Examples:

    "Load the bang into the hole."

  10. Bang as a noun (slang, US, Boston area):

    An abrupt left turn.

  1. Bang as a verb (intransitive):

    To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

    Examples:

    "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."

  2. Bang as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To hit hard.

    Examples:

    "He banged the door shut."

    "David and Mary banged into each other."

  3. Bang as a verb (slang, ambitransitive, vulgar):

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "We can hear the couple banging upstairs."

  4. Bang as a verb (with "in"):

    To hammer or to hit anything hard.

    Examples:

    "Hold the picture while I bang in this nail."

  5. Bang as a verb (transitive):

    To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).

  1. Bang as an adverb:

    Right, directly.

    Examples:

    "The passenger door was bang against the garage wall."

  2. Bang as an adverb:

    Precisely.

    Examples:

    "He arrived bang on time."

  3. Bang as an adverb:

    With a sudden impact.

    Examples:

    "Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door."

  1. Bang as a noun:

  1. Swap as a verb (transitive):

    To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

    Examples:

    "synonyms exchange switch trade"

  2. Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To hit, to strike.

  3. Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

  4. Swap as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.

  1. Swap as a noun:

    An exchange of two comparable things.

    Examples:

    "quote-book lang=1819 w Sir Walter Scott w Tales of My Landlord section=The Bride of Lammermoor passage=I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy... a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body"

  2. Swap as a noun (finance):

    A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

  3. Swap as a noun (computing, informal, uncountable):

    Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.

    Examples:

    "How much swap do you need?"

  1. Swap as a noun (obsolete, UK, dialect):

    A blow; a stroke.

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