noun, verb — 5 senses
UK /tɒŋ/ · US /tɔŋ/
Etymology From Middle English tonge (“tongs, fang”), tange, from Old English tange, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse tǫng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (dáśati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).
An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
Etymology From Middle English tonge (“tongs, fang”), tange, from Old English tange, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse tǫng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (dáśati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).
To use tongs.
To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
Etymology From Cantonese 堂 (tong⁴).
A Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land.
A Chinese secret society or gang.
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