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Definition gong
Etymology 1
From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeia.
Noun
gong (plural gongs)
- (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- (Britain, informal) A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor
Verb
gong (third-person singular simple present gongs, present participle gonging, simple past and past participle gonged)
- (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.
Etymology 2
From Middle English gong, from Old English gong, where it was originally a variant of the noun gang (“a going, walk, journey, way, etc.”), derived from the verb gangan (“to go, walk, travel”), whose relation to go in Proto-Germanic remains unclear. Doublet of gang.
Noun
gong (plural gongs)
- (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- (obsolete) The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
Etymology 3
From Mandarin ? (“merit; achievement”).
Noun
gong
- (uncountable) A kind of cultivation energy, which is more powerful than qi.
- An advanced practice, that cultivates such energy.
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