"spang" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} spang (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Suddenly; slap, smack. Tags: dated, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spang-en-adv-ULoC3QS0 Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spang||a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup}} Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), {{der|en|dum|spange||buckle, clasp}} Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”), {{der|en|ang|spang||buckle, clasp}} Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spang (plural spangs)
  1. (obsolete) A shiny ornament or object; a spangle Tags: obsolete Derived forms: spangle
    Sense id: en-spang-en-noun-en:spangle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Uncertain. Cognate with Scots spang, and possibly related to English spank. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|sco|spang}} Scots spang, {{cog|en|spank}} English spank Head templates: {{en-noun}} spang (plural spangs)
  1. (Scotland) A bound or spring; a leap. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-spang-en-noun-Wb1eohz0 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: See span Etymology templates: {{m|en|span}} span Head templates: {{en-noun}} spang (plural spangs)
  1. (Scotland) A span. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-spang-en-noun-KnV38ApO Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [present, singular, third-person], spanging [participle, present], spanged [participle, past], spanged [past]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spang||a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup}} Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), {{der|en|dum|spange||buckle, clasp}} Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”), {{der|en|ang|spang||buckle, clasp}} Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} spang (third-person singular simple present spangs, present participle spanging, simple past and past participle spanged)
  1. To set with bright points: star or spangle.
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb-A2b~vJIH
  2. To hitch; fasten.
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb--i11KRdP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [present, singular, third-person], spanging [participle, present], spanged [participle, past], spanged [past]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} spang (third-person singular simple present spangs, present participle spanging, simple past and past participle spanged)
  1. (intransitive, of a flying object such as a bullet) To strike or ricochet with a loud report Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb-uYfQnEMu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [present, singular, third-person], spanging [participle, present], spanged [participle, past], spanged [past]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Uncertain. Cognate with Scots spang, and possibly related to English spank. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|sco|spang}} Scots spang, {{cog|en|spank}} English spank Head templates: {{en-verb}} spang (third-person singular simple present spangs, present participle spanging, simple past and past participle spanged)
  1. (intransitive, dialect, UK, Scotland) To leap; spring. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb-Yr0bsxuv Categories (other): British English, Scottish English
  2. (transitive, dialect, UK, Scotland) To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb-ITC2t78f Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 2 12 13 1 3 2 16 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "A span."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "span",
          "span"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Scotland) A span."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spæŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spang.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spang.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spang.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spang"
}

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