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tong
1[ tawng, tong ]
verb (used with object)
- to lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters.
verb (used without object)
- to use, or work with, tongs.
tong
2[ tawng, tong ]
noun
- (in China) an association, society, or political party.
- (among Chinese living in the U.S.) a fraternal or secret society, often associated with criminal activities.
tong
1/ tɒŋ /
verb
- to gather or seize with tongs
- to curl or style (hair) with curling tongs
tong
2/ tɒŋ /
noun
- (formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities
Other Words From
- tonger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tong1
Origin of tong2
Word History and Origins
Origin of tong1
Idioms and Phrases
see hammer and tongs .Example Sentences
His mother was born in 1912 in Tong, about three miles from Stornoway, the main town on the isle of Lewis.
Mary succeeded her mother at 13 Tong, but it was the smallest of the crofts in Tong.
After her marriage to Malcolm MacLeod, they were able to acquire the Smiths' original croft of 5 Tong and move there.
Mary Anne Trump's paternal MacLeods came from Vatisker, a few miles further north of Tong.
Gordon Chan Kum Tong scored a late consolation try for the tourists in an entertaining contest.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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