"spang" meaning in English

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Adverb

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

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

IPA: /spæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Probably from spring (verb) or spank (verb) Etymology templates: {{m|en|spring}} spring, {{qualifier|verb}} (verb), {{m|en|spank}} spank, {{qualifier|verb}} (verb) 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

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

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

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, of a flying object such as a bullet
    Sense id: en-spang-en-verb-uYfQnEMu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

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: Probably from spring (verb) or spank (verb) Etymology templates: {{m|en|spring}} spring, {{qualifier|verb}} (verb), {{m|en|spank}} spank, {{qualifier|verb}} (verb) 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spang meaning in English (11.5kB)

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