bong¹ (bŏng, bông)
n.
A deep ringing sound, as of a bell.


v., bonged, bong·ing, bongs.

v.tr.
To cause to sound with a deep ringing noise.

v.intr.
To make a deep ringing noise.

[Imitative.]

bong² (bŏng, bông)
n.
A water pipe that consists of a bottle or a vertical tube partially filled with liquid and a smaller tube ending in a bowl, used often in smoking narcotic substances.

[Thai baung.]

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