to bang down the door

Examples

• All

• During the emergency, the firefighters banged down the door to enter the burning building.

• Wait a moment, they are banging down the door with the butts of their guns!

  Blog text (23)

• ♪ As they were banging down the door ♪ ♪ But they'll never split ♪ this family on this day ♪ ♪ As the Lord is my witness ♪ ♪ We'll get that boy at Christmas ♪ ♪ No one's taking our Jesus away ♪ ♪ We knew the time had come ♪ ♪ To bring the Lord's only son ♪ ♪ Turned on the gas, lit a match ♪ ♪ And began to pray ♪ It tastes a lot better than it smells I can assure you.

  Lost at Christmas (2020)

• I heard someone bang down the door as I was getting ready for bed.

Synonyms

B

to bang

vsto bang down the door

307 1.0

To hit or close something suddenly and loudly

specifies doing this to gain entry by hitting rather than any sudden noisy strike

P

to pound

vsto bang down the door

231 1.3

To hit something again and again very hard

targets opening a barrier by loud, violent impact rather than general repeated hitting

W

to whack

vsto bang down the door

193 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

focuses more on breaking an entrance open with noise than a lone strong blow

S

to smack

vsto bang down the door

183 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is more about loud, violent hitting to open an entrance rather than a hand strike

K

to knock out

vsto bang down the door

105 3.8

To break or remove something by force, often by hitting it

is narrower, describing noisy, violent hitting aimed specifically at gaining entry

B

to bust up

vsto bang down the door

• Informal

52 5.8

To break something into pieces by hitting it hard

concentrates on making a noisy entry by hitting rather than general smashing

B

to break open

vsto bang down the door

47 2.1

To open something suddenly by force, for example a locked door or jar

adds the idea of loud striking to cause the opening rather than pressure alone

K

to kick in

vsto bang down the door

36 4.1

Force a door or gate open by hitting it hard with your foot

focuses more on loud striking to open rather than only kicking

B

to break in

vsto bang down the door

29 3.5

To force open a door or window to get inside

emphasizes noisy, violent hitting specifically to open rather than general breaking

S

to smash up

vsto bang down the door

• Informal

27 4.7

To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces

is about forceful, noisy hitting specifically to open an entrance rather than general destruction

K

to kick down

vsto bang down the door

22 5.5

Force open a door or gate by hitting it with your foot

is about striking the entrance loudly rather than using the foot alone

W

to wallop

vsto bang down the door

• Informal

6 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

adds the goal of forcing an opening through noise and repeated strikes

R

to ram down

vsto bang down the door

4 7.1

To force something down by hitting it hard

describes forcing an entrance by loud hitting rather than a single downward blow

W

to whap

vsto bang down the door

3 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

adds the aim of forcing an opening through violent noise and impact

Y

to yank the door open

vsto bang down the door

• Informal

1 4.6

Pull a door quickly and hard to open it

involves noisy, repeated striking rather than a forceful pull

G

to give a whap

vsto bang down the door

• Informal

8.8

To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow

is about forceful, often repeated hitting to force an entry rather than a single sharp hit

Antonyms

C

to close

∞ 1.0

To shut something so it is not open

How Forceful

to kick down

22 5.5

to bang down the door

1 7.1

to knock

456 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology