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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

gong
    n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
         struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: gong, tam-tam]
    2: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
       that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
       instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
    v 1: sound a gong

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See
   Gang.]
   A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gong \Gong\, n.
   1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the
      East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a
      disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a
      harsh and resounding noise.
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            O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
                                                  --Longfellow.
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   2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a
      small hammer which is connected with it by various
      mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls
      or alarms; -- called also gong bell.
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   Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from
      which Oriental gongs are made.
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Thesaurus Results for gong:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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