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GONG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gong" is a kind of...):
percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gong"):
carillon (set of bells hung in a bell tower)
handbell (a bell that is held in the hand)
Derivation:
gong (sound a gong)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
Synonyms:
gong; tam-tam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gong" is a kind of...):
percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
Derivation:
gong (sound a gong)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sound a gong
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "gong" is one way to...):
sound (cause to sound)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
gong (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
gong (a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick)
Context examples:
The gong clanged and knelled.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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