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tong

1

[ tawng, tong ]

noun



verb (used with object)

  1. to lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters.

verb (used without object)

  1. to use, or work with, tongs.

tong

2

[ tawng, tong ]

noun

  1. (in China) an association, society, or political party.
  2. (among Chinese living in the U.S.) a fraternal or secret society, often associated with criminal activities.

tong

1

/ ɒŋ /

verb

  1. to gather or seize with tongs
  2. to curl or style (hair) with curling tongs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tong

2

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. (formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tong1

before 900; 1865–70, tong 1fordef 2; Middle English tong ( e ) (singular), tongen, tonges (plural), Old English; cognate with Dutch tang, German Zange pair of tongs or pincers; akin to Greek áԱ𾱲 to bite

Origin of tong2

1880–85, Americanism; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) òԲ, akin to Chinese áԲ meeting hall
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tong1

C20: from Chinese (Cantonese) t'ong meeting place
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Idioms and Phrases

see hammer and tongs .
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Example Sentences

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A 17-year-old boy died in hospital following the crash which happened in Tong, near Shifnal, on Friday night, West Mercia Police said.

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“My hope is that people will see in this an opportunity to give real-time, honest input to the state of California, to deliberate with each other about some hard and important issues like how to speed the recovery and make it effective, to do that in a way that is not going to be too burdensome or difficult for them,” said Amy Tong, secretary of the California Government Operations Agency.

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On the website, Californians will be able to see an aggregation of public comments that are stripped of personal information that might identify the residents who participate, Tong said.

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"It's not just about the money," Tong said.

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Connecticut attorney General William Tong told Reuters that the settlement would help provide closure to victims of the opioid crisis.

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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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