[gong] n [Malay & Jav, of imit. origin] (ca. 1590) 1: a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usu. padded hammer
2. a: a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer b: a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock) 3 Brit: medal -- gong vi