bang-up

1 of 2

adjective

: first-rate
a bang-up job

bang up

2 of 2

verb

banged up; banging up; bangs up

transitive verb

: to cause extensive damage to

Examples of bang-up in a Sentence

Adjective you did a bang-up job on this sales report
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Adjective
For most simple questions, the AI usually does a bang-up job of answering correctly. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Imagine though that if the AI does a bang-up job, those same people will be mad as hornets. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
For one, Daniels is banged up with a rib injury, and that’s never a good sign for a rushing quarterback. Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 With the Standard-Range battery, the motors combine to deliver 452 horsepower but with the Extended-Range battery the horsepower bangs up to a ferocious 580. Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bang-up 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

bang entry 3

Verb

bang entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1810, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bang-up was in 1810

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Cite this Entry

“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang-up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

bang-up

adjective
ˈbaŋ-ˌəp
: first-rate, excellent
had a bang-up time
a bang-up job
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