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
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.
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.
gong (plural gongs)
(obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
• (outhouse): gonghouse; see also bathroom
• (feces): See feces
gong (uncountable)
(uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
(uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
