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Gong

/ɡɒŋ/ · noun

Meaning

(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
  2. (British, slang) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
  3. A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.
  4. (intransitive) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
  5. (transitive) To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.
  6. (British, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to.
  7. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  8. (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.

Example Sentences

All the time six or eight large Chinese gongs were being beaten by the vigorous arms of as many young men, producing such a deafening discord that I was glad to escape to the round house, where I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls suspended over my head.
This grooming of the national mindset explains the retention of 92 "hereditary peers" in the House of Lords: individuals who are gifted a right to sit in the nation's upper chamber and facilitate laws for no other reason than that their ancestor was the illegitimate child of some prince, or willing to spaff a few quid on the title when David Lloyd Gorge was selling of gongs for bribes.
Weems picked up the hammer and hit the gong so hard that it spun right around on its hanger and fell off.
Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!
In 1972 he was awarded the British Red Cross Silver Medal for his services to the Red Cross. In 1978 he was 'gonged' once again, this time with the Queen's Jubilee Medal, marking the 25th year of her reign.
The Iewe of Tewkysbury which fell into a Gonge vpon the Satyrday.
A stately Toye, a preciows peece of pellfe, A gorgeous gong, a worthles painted wall...

Synonyms for gong

gonghousefeceschimebelltam-tam

Antonyms for gong

Related Words

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does gong mean?

Gong means (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer..

What is a synonym for gong?

Common synonyms include gonghouse, feces, chime, bell.

What is the opposite of gong?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use gong in a sentence?

All the time six or eight large Chinese gongs were being beaten by the vigorous arms of as many young men, producing such a deafening discord that I was glad to escape to the round house, where I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls suspended over my head.

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