to strike (something) sharply; to bump (something)
He fell and banged his knee
to knock, beat, or strike (something) hard, often with a loud sharp or metallic noise
to cause (something) to make a loud sharp or metallic noise
Don't bang the door!
coarse slang said of a person: to have sexual intercourse with (somebody)
to strike, close, etc with a loud sharp noise or thump
The falling chair banged against the wall
to produce a sharp often explosive noise or noises
(+ about/around) to move about noisily
slang to inject heroin or another drug
to waste one's time trying to do something impossible