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tong
tong 1 T0261500 (tông, tŏng)tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs.
[Back-formation from tongs.]
tong 2 T0261500 (tông, tŏng)n.1. A Chinese association or political party.2. An association or a secret society of Chinese in the United States, believed to be involved in organized crime.
[Cantonese tong4, assembly hall, familial relationship between cousins, from Middle Chinese tɦaŋ (also the source of Mandarin táng).]tong (tɒŋ) vb (tr) 1. to gather or seize with tongs2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) to curl or style (hair) with curling tongs
tong (tɒŋ) n (Historical Terms) (formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities[C20: from Chinese (Cantonese) t'ong meeting place]tong1 (tɔŋ, tɒŋ)
n. 1. tongs. v.t. 2. to lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters. v.i. 3. to use, or work with, tongs. [before 900; Middle English tong(e), Old English, c. Old Frisian tange, Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga, Old Norse tǫng] tong2 (tɔŋ, tɒŋ)
n. 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. [1880–85, Amer.; < dial. Chinese (Guangdong) tòhng, akin to Chinese táng meeting hall] tong
Past participle: tonged
Gerund: tonging
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| I tong | | you tong | | he/she/it tongs | | we tong | | you tong | | they tong |
| Preterite |
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| I tonged | | you tonged | | he/she/it tonged | | we tonged | | you tonged | | they tonged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tonging | | you are tonging | | he/she/it is tonging | | we are tonging | | you are tonging | | they are tonging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tonged | | you have tonged | | he/she/it has tonged | | we have tonged | | you have tonged | | they have tonged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tonging | | you were tonging | | he/she/it was tonging | | we were tonging | | you were tonging | | they were tonging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had tonged | | you had tonged | | he/she/it had tonged | | we had tonged | | you had tonged | | they had tonged |
| Future |
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| I will tong | | you will tong | | he/she/it will tong | | we will tong | | you will tong | | they will tong |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have tonged | | you will have tonged | | he/she/it will have tonged | | we will have tonged | | you will have tonged | | they will have tonged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be tonging | | you will be tonging | | he/she/it will be tonging | | we will be tonging | | you will be tonging | | they will be tonging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been tonging | | you have been tonging | | he/she/it has been tonging | | we have been tonging | | you have been tonging | | they have been tonging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been tonging | | you will have been tonging | | he/she/it will have been tonging | | we will have been tonging | | you will have been tonging | | they will have been tonging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been tonging | | you had been tonging | | he/she/it had been tonging | | we had been tonging | | you had been tonging | | they had been tonging |
| Conditional |
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| I would tong | | you would tong | | he/she/it would tong | | we would tong | | you would tong | | they would tong |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have tonged | | you would have tonged | | he/she/it would have tonged | | we would have tonged | | you would have tonged | | they would have tonged |
IdiomsSeehammer and tongstong
tong (formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities MedicalSeetongsTong
TongAn ancient Indian unit of area approximately equivalent to 1/32 hectare. |