: a secret society or fraternal organization especially of Chinese in the U.S. formerly notorious for gang warfare
tonged; tonging; tongs
: to take, gather, hold, or handle with tongs
tong oysters
: to use tongs especially in taking or gathering something
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Step 5: Return dreamed pasta to skillet and use tongs to toss until pasta finishes cooking and absorbs about half of the sauce, approximately 1.5 minutes.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
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Noun
Test Kitchen Tip: To check internal temperature, use tongs to hold cutlet and insert the thermometer into the side of the cutlet at the thickest part.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Step 5: Return dreamed pasta to skillet and use tongs to toss until pasta finishes cooking and absorbs about half of the sauce, approximately 1.5 minutes.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
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“Tong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tong. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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