gong

Plural: gongs

Noun

• a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
• a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
• A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
• A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor..
• A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.
• An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
• The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
• A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
• An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.

Verb

Verb Forms: gonged, gonging, gongs

• To make the deep, resonant sound of a gong.
• sound a gong
• To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
• 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 send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.
• To warn.
• To give an award or medal to.

Examples

• He tried to GONG out a solution, but the letters just weren’t cooperating.
• The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.

Synonyms

bell, chime, tam-tam, feces, gonghouse, outhouse

Related Words

gong bao, qi gong

Anagrams of gong