bang up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bang up (not comparable) (idiomatic, often hyphenated) Good, superior, excellent. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bang up (third-person singular simple present bangs up, present participle banging up, simple past and past participle banged up) (transitive, informal) To damage. (transitive, informal) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell. Synonym: dub up (slang, intransitive) To inject a recreational drug. ==== Usage notes ==== In all senses the object of this verb may appear before or after the particle up. However, if the object is a pronoun, then it is placed before the particle. ==== Translations ====