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Gong - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gong : (noun)
1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: tam-tam]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes
of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: chime,
bell]
(verb)
1: sound a gong
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gong : \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See
Gang.]
A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gong : \Gong\, n.
1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the
East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a
disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a
harsh and resounding noise.
O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
--Longfellow.
2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a
small hammer which is connected with it by various
mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls
or alarms; -- called also gong bell.
Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from
which Oriental gongs are made.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Gong |
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tianiueo: @dyahhpm mampyus Gong Gong jiGong haha |
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legopolis: Two hockey games, two Gong shows. The perils of rookie referees and REALLY stupid players. |
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purejesusfreak: @78violetrox08 @ MattCA25 I told my mom I was Gong barf n miss the bag n get it all over the place... poor Aly but I never did |
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