GONG

chime, bell, gong

(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

gong, tam-tam

(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick

gong

(verb) sound a gong

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

gong (plural gongs)

(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.

(British, slang) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.

Verb

gong (third-person singular simple present gongs, present participle gonging, simple past and past participle gonged)

(intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.

(transitive) To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.

To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker).

To warn.

(British, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to.

Etymology 2

Noun

gong (plural gongs)

(obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

(obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.

Synonyms

• (outhouse): gonghouse; see also bathroom

• (feces): See feces

Etymology 3

Noun

gong (uncountable)

(uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.

(uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.

Proper noun

The Gong

(Australia, colloquial) Wollongong.

Source: Wiktionary

Gong, n. Etym: [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.]

Definition: A privy or jakes. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]

Gong, n.

1. Etym: [Malayan (Jav.) gong.]

Definition: 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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition