tong in Hindi

tong in Hindi

What does "tong" mean?

1. noun A gripping tool with two hinged arms, used to pick up or hold something (usually hot or awkward) without touching it directly.
   "She used the tongs to turn the steaks on the grill."
2. verb To pick up, move, or handle something with tongs.
   "He tonged a few ice cubes into each glass."
3. noun A Chinese-American community or family association, historically often organized around a shared clan name or hometown.
   "The tong helped new immigrants find housing and work in the city."
4. noun Historically, a Chinese secret society or organized crime group, especially one active in North American Chinatowns in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
   "Old newspaper accounts describe a tong war breaking out over control of gambling dens."

tong in a sentence

• She used the tongs to turn the steaks on the grill.
• The blacksmith gripped the glowing iron with a pair of long tongs.
• He tonged a few ice cubes into each glass.
• The tong helped new immigrants find housing and work in the city.

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