tong
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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(in China) an association, society, or political party.
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(among Chinese living in the U.S.) a fraternal or secret society, often associated with criminal activities.
verb
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to gather or seize with tongs
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to curl or style (hair) with curling tongs
noun
Other Word Forms
- tonger noun
Etymology
Origin of tong1
before 900; 1865–70, tong 1 for def. 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 dáknein to bite
Origin of tong2
1880–85, < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) tòhng, akin to Chinese táng meeting hall
Example Sentences
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"Midlife is a sensitive biological window where the body becomes more susceptible to age-related stressors, which may explain why this group responds more strongly to chemical exposure," explained Dr. Ya-Qian Xu from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, the first author of the study.
From Science Daily
He went to high school in Shanghai and studied mathematics at the city’s Jiao Tong University, before entering a math Ph.D. program at New York’s Columbia University.
TCM bars "draw people from online to offline, and the social experience it creates delivers emotional value", Hua Hui, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, told AFP.
From Barron's
Raymond James analyst Olivia Tong also said there was a “high bar” for Estée Lauder’s results to clear.
From MarketWatch
For the last year, office worker Huong has taken half a day off every month to stand in line to buy gold on Hanoi's Tran Nhan Tong street.
From Barron's
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