Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gong
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Gong
gong
noun Etymology: Malay & Javanese, of imitative origin Date: circa 1590 1. a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer 2. a. a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer b. a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock) 3. British medal • ~ intransitive verb
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1.
n. & v. --n. 1 a metal disc with a turned rim, giving a resonant note when struck. 2 a saucer-shaped bell. 3 Brit. sl. a medal; a decoration. --v.tr. 1 summon with a gong. 2 (of traffic police) sound a gong etc. to direct (a motorist) to stop. Etymology: Malay gong, gung of imit. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. гонг the gong has sounded —- прозвучал гонг 2. чашка электрического звонка 3. звонок electric gong —- электрический звонок to sound the gong for dinner —- давать звонок на обед 4. воен. жарг. медаль 5. разг. награда; почетная премия и т. п. he was wearing all his gongs —- он нацепил все свои награды, он был при всех своих регалиях 6. профес. остановить проходящую машину ударом в гонг (о регулировщике уличного движения) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(gongs) A gong is a large, flat, circular piece of metal that you hit with a hammer to make a sound like a loud bell. Gongs are sometimes used as musical instruments, or to give a signal that it is time to do something. On the stroke of seven, a gong summons guests into the dining-room. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n a round piece of metal that hangs in a frame and that you hit with a stick to give a deep ringing sound, used for example to call people somewhere, often to announce that a meal is ready ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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