DONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dong mean? 

• DONG (noun)
  The noun DONG has 1 sense:

1. the basic unit of money in Vietnam

  Familiarity information: DONG used as a noun is very rare.

• DONG (verb)
  The verb DONG has 1 sense:

1. go 'ding dong', like a bell

  Familiarity information: DONG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DONG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The basic unit of money in Vietnam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("dong" is a kind of...):

Vietnamese monetary unit (monetary unit in Vietnam)

Meronyms (parts of "dong"):

hao (10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam)

• DONG (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they dong    ... he / she / it dongs   
Past simple: donged   
Past participle: donged   
-ing form: donging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go 'ding dong', like a bell

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

ding; dingdong; dong

Hypernyms (to "dong" is one way to...):

peal; ring (sound loudly and sonorously)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

Dong quai may increase the effect of the drug warfarin (a blood-thinner).

(Dong quai, NCI Dictionary)