banjo

A musical instrument with strings, a long neck, and a round body covered with a tight skin.

• She plays the banjo.
• He bought a five-string banjo for the folk band.
• The tune sounds cheerful on banjos and fiddles.

Common phrases: play the banjo, five-string banjo, banjo player

A string instrument with a tight skin over its body, similar to the familiar round American instrument.

• The musician played a Tuvan banjo.
• This traditional banjo has a wooden body covered with skin.
• Several kinds of banjo appeared in the instrument display.

Common phrases: Tuvan banjo, traditional banjo, skin-covered banjo

A tool, especially a pan or shovel, with a round part and a long handle.

• He dug with a banjo shovel.
• The cook called his round frying pan a banjo.
• Two banjos with long handles stood beside the soil pile.

Common phrases: banjo shovel, old banjo, long-handled banjo

A street with no way through and a round area at the end for turning vehicles.

• The houses surround a banjo.
• Our street ends in a banjo where cars can turn.
• The estate plan shows three banjos linked to the main road.

Similar words: cul-de-sac

Common phrases: banjo layout, banjo road, banjo turning area

To play a round-bodied string instrument with a long neck.

• He banjoed by the fire.
• She likes to banjo while her friends sing.
• They banjoed their way through several folk songs.

Similar words: play the banjo

Common phrases: banjo all night, banjo and sing

To hit someone hard or knock them down.

• He threatened to banjo me.
• The fighter banjoed his opponent onto the floor.
• She banjoed him when he tried to grab her bag.

Similar words: hit, punch, knock down

Common phrases: banjo someone, banjo someone’s jaw

To attack a target, especially by firing large guns at it.

• The guns banjoed the enemy position.
• Artillery crews were ordered to banjo the hilltop.
• They banjoed the target until its defenses collapsed.

Similar words: shell, bombard, attack

Common phrases: banjo a target, banjo enemy positions