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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:

bell; chime; gong

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The gong clanged and knelled.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)