Gong

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rimmed metal disk that produces a loud, sonorous tone when struck with a padded mallet.
  • n. A usually saucer-shaped bell that is struck with a mechanically operated hammer.
  • verb-intransitive. To make the sound of a gong.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
  • n. (informal) A medal or award.
  • v. To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A privy or jakes.
  • n. 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.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete form of gang.
  • n. A musical instrument, of Asiatic origin, consisting of a large shallow metallic bowl, made of an alloy of copper and tin, which is struck with a stick having a stuffed leather head.
  • n. A stationary bell in the form of a shallow bowl, which is struck with a hammer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
  • n. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
  • v. sound a gong
  • Equivalent
    gong man   
    Verb Form
    gonged    gonging    gongs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    gong bell   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Guangdong    Hmong    Jong    Kong    Long    Pong    Song    Vietcong    along    belong   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    trumpet    peal    clang    bell    drum    chime    buzzer    doorbell    reverberation    blare