Meaning of ping pong | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Table tennis.
   countable, uncountable
2. An instance of figuratively bouncing something or someone back and forth.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
3. The exchange of proposed amendments between the House of Commons and House of Lords, particularly at the end of a session when compromises have to be made to complete the legislative process within the limited time available.
   UK, countable, uncountable
4. A size of photograph a little larger than a postage stamp.
   countable, dated, uncountable
5. A small, shallow steelpan drum.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Our correspondent seems to hope⟳ that the unclean, playing Ping-Pong with the clean⟳, will become⟳ unpleasantly conscious of his uncleanness and reform⟳.”

“To be conscious is to be subject to just such a ping-pong of recurring nervous activities that effect muscle tone on one side and brain discharge on the other.”

“As only bust or half-length figures are all the ping pong photographer attempts, only one or two small plain backgrounds is all that is necessary. Generally two are used, a light⟳ one and a dark one.”

“Most ping pongs were 35- to 45-gallon drums. The larger drum had room for more notes; the tones were also louder and clearer and could be sustained longer.”

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