"gon" meaning in English

See gon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ɡən/, /ɡoʊn/, /ɡɔn/, [ɡõ(ʊ)] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gon.wav
Etymology: Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|gonna}} Clipping of gonna., {{cog|enm|gon}} Middle English gon, {{cog|nl|gaan}} Dutch gaan Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} gon, {{en-cont}} gon
  1. (informal) Alternative form of gonna Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal Alternative form of: gonna
    Sense id: en-gon-en-contraction-FyuIhDqr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γωνία||angle}} Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gon (plural gons)
  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian. Categories (topical): Geometry, Trigonometry Translations (gradian): gooni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gon-en-noun-CEA~y2jA Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, trigonometry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: gons [plural]
Etymology: Clipping. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gon (plural gons)
  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: gondola car Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-gon-en-noun-0ZAmXcQ4 Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 9 8 28 2 9 6 7 5 2 2 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 7 30 1 11 7 7 5 1 1 4 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 16 62 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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