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THONG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
Synonyms:
flip-flop; thong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thong" is a kind of...):
sandal (a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
Synonyms:
G-string; thong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thong" is a kind of...):
woman's clothing (clothing that is designed for women to wear)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Synonyms:
lash; thong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thong" is a kind of...):
leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)
Holonyms ("thong" is a part of...):
whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thong" is a kind of...):
leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants
Example:
she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thong" is a kind of...):
underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)
Context examples:
This collar was placed over the dome of the balloon, and the hanging thongs were gathered together below, so that the pressure of any weight would be diffused over a considerable surface.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The long thong cracked between the ears of the leader, the groom sprang for the pavement, and Jermyn Street had changed for St. James’s, and that again for Whitehall with a swiftness which showed that the gallant mares were as impatient as their master.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Then he applied his teeth to the thong, and in the space of ten seconds was free.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Then the lump of basalt was fastened to the thongs, and the rope was allowed to hang from the end of it, being passed three times round the Professor's arm.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He was keenly on the alert, however, and it seemed to me that the stroke of the clock and the thong of his whip fell together—not in a blow, but in a sharp snap over the leader, which sent us flying with a jingle and a rattle upon our fifty miles’ journey.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
About the neck of each dog he had fastened a leather thong.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Around its edge were scattered a number of leathern thongs cut from iguanodon hide, and a large collapsed membrane which proved to be the dried and scraped stomach of one of the great fish lizards from the lake.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It may have been that the bulk of the smith caught his eye, and that he acted in pure wantonness, or it may possibly have been an accident, but, as he swung past, the twenty-foot thong of the driver’s whip hissed round, and we heard the sharp snap of it across Harrison’s leather apron.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
White Fang tried to draw the thong softly out of his master's hand; but the relaxed fingers closed tightly and Grey Beaver roused himself.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
In every other way they were our friends—one might almost say our devoted slaves—but when it was suggested that they should help us to make and carry a plank which would bridge the chasm, or when we wished to get from them thongs of leather or liana to weave ropes which might help us, we were met by a good-humored, but an invincible, refusal.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
