bang out

verb

banged out; banging out; bangs out

transitive verb

informal
: to produce (something) in a quick or hurried manner
typists banging out copy
He was only 40 when he fulfilled the common newsman's dream of hitting it big with the novel he'd been banging out between deadlines.Thomas Mallon

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Hurkacz banged out 19 aces to Djokovic’s 6, but his forehand failed him late in the match. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Slowed by a sickness, the 19-year-old left-hander threw two innings in his first action in 10 days and low Single-A Lake Elsinore banged out 14 hits in a 12-3 win over visiting Fresno. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 The Rays banged out 16 hits in a 7-5 win over the Yankees on Sunday to take two of three from their division rival in the Bronx. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Brendan Donovan and Iván Herrera both drove in runs, and the Cardinals banged out 10 hits. Katie Woo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang out

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bang out was in 1928

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“Bang out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang%20out. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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