ALL meanings of gong
gong
G g - noun gong A metal disk with a turned rim, giving a resonant note when struck. 1
- noun gong bronze disk-shaped bell 1
- noun gong a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head. 1
- noun gong a shallow bell sounded by a hammer operated electrically or mechanically: The fire-alarm system will automatically sound the gong. 1
- noun gong (in a clock or watch) a rod or wire, either straight or bent into a spiral, on which the time is struck. 1
- noun gong British Slang. a medal or military decoration. 1
- verb without object gong to sound as a gong does; ring, chime, or reverberate. 1
- countable noun gong A gong is a large, flat, circular piece of metal that you hit with a hammer to make a sound like a loud bell. Gongs are sometimes used as musical instruments, or to give a signal that it is time to do something. 0
- countable noun gong People sometimes refer to a medal or an award as a gong. 0
- noun gong a percussion instrument of indefinite pitch, consisting of a metal platelike disc struck with a soft-headed drumstick 0
- noun gong a rimmed metal disc, hollow metal hemisphere, or metal strip, tube, or wire that produces a note when struck. It may be used to give alarm signals when operated electromagnetically 0
- noun gong a fixed saucer-shaped bell, as on an alarm clock, struck by a mechanically operated hammer 0
- noun gong a medal, esp a military one 0
- verb gong to sound a gong 0
- noun gong (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. 0
- verb gong (of traffic police) to summon (a driver) to stop by sounding a gong 0
- noun gong (Informal) (Britain) A medal or award. 0
- noun gong a slightly convex metallic disk that gives a loud, resonant tone when struck: used as a signal, percussion instrument, etc. 0
- noun gong (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A privy or jakes. 0
- noun gong a saucer-shaped bell with such a tone 0
- verb gong (Intransitive Verb) To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong. 0
- noun gong a medal 0
- verb gong (Transitive Verb) To halt or disqualify (a contestant in a talent show) by ringing a gong. 0