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tong 1

 (tông, tŏng)tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs.[Back-formation from tongs.]

tong 2

 (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).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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]Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

tong

Past participle: tongedGerund: tongingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast Conditional

Imperative
tong
tong

Present
I tong
you tong
he/she/it tongs
we tong
you tong
they tong

Preterite
I tonged
you tonged
he/she/it tonged
we tonged
you tonged
they tonged

Present Continuous
I am tonging
you are tonging
he/she/it is tonging
we are tonging
you are tonging
they are tonging

Present Perfect
I have tonged
you have tonged
he/she/it has tonged
we have tonged
you have tonged
they have tonged

Past Continuous
I was tonging
you were tonging
he/she/it was tonging
we were tonging
you were tonging
they were tonging

Past Perfect
I had tonged
you had tonged
he/she/it had tonged
we had tonged
you had tonged
they had tonged

Future
I will tong
you will tong
he/she/it will tong
we will tong
you will tong
they will tong

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would tong
you would tong
he/she/it would tong
we would tong
you would tong
they would tong

Past Conditional
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

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