SOS vs gong

SOS

noun
  • A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence. 

  • The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress. 

gong

verb
  • To give an award or medal to. 

  • To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong. 

  • To warn. 

  • To halt (originally, a contestant in a talent show; later, a performer, a speaker). 

noun
  • A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. 

  • An advanced practice that cultivates such energy. 

  • A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi. 

  • A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor. 

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