bong

Everyday

1. A deep ringing sound, like a big bell or clock. tree →
2. (verb) To make that sound. tree →
3. (slang) A water pipe used to smoke drugs such as cannabis. tree →

In the lessons

In stories: the bongs of Big Ben at midnight; the clock went bong. In safety and health lessons the slang sense may come up as drug equipment, which is dangerous and illegal for children. Phrases: the bongs of Big Ben.

Examples

• The clock went bong twelve times. tree →
• We heard the bongs of Big Ben on the radio. tree →
• The doorbell bonged loudly. tree →
• The big bell bonged across the town. tree →
• Count the bongs to know the hour. tree →
• The police found a bong, a pipe for smoking drugs. (slang) tree →

Note

As a sound word it is imitative, like ding, dong, ring. The drug sense is slang; drugs harm health and are against the law. In maths problems: a clock that bongs once per hour bongs 3 times at 3 o'clock.