Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Spang /spăng/ · IPA /ˈspæŋ/ v. t. v. i. n. n. 01 v. t. To spangle. 1. To spangle.[Obs.] 02 v. i. To spring; to bound; to leap. 1. To spring; to bound; to leap.[Scot.] “But when they spang o'er reason's fence, We smart for't at our own expense.” — Ramsay. 03 n. A bound or spring. 1. A bound or spring.[Scot.] 04 n. A spangle or shining ornament. 1. A spangle or shining ornament.[Obs.] “With glittering spangs that did like stars appear.” — Spenser.