gong

IPA: gˈɔŋ

noun

  • (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
  • (Britain, slang) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
  • A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.
  • (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
  • (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
  • (uncountable) An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.
  • (Australia, colloquial) Wollongong.

verb

  • (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.
  • (Britain, slang, transitive) To give an award or medal to.
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