ring has definitions from the fields of sport,games,law,criminal law,chemistry,geometry,telecommunications,music
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[ verb ] sound loudly and sonorously

Synonyms

peal

Examples

"the bells rang"

Used in print

(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)

One means to help the_birds occurs to me : Let the chimes that ring over Washington_Square twice daily , discontinue any piece_of_music but one .

(Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)

The telephone rang .

(Thomas Anderson, Here Comes Pete Now....)

When the phone rang he answered it .

(Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)

The telephone rang .

(Jean Mercier, Whatever You Do, Don't Panic....)

I was saved from making the decision as the phone rang , and the girls were upon me instantly .

2
[ verb ] ring or echo with sound

Examples

"the hall resounded with laughter"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

The energy received by the `` pill '' causes the resonant circuit to `` ring '' on after the burst and this `` ringing '' takes_place at the resonant frequency of the `` pill '' .

The energy received by the `` pill '' causes the resonant circuit to `` ring '' on after the burst and this `` ringing '' takes_place at the resonant frequency of the `` pill '' .

3
[ verb ] (music) make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

Synonyms

knell

Examples

"Ring the bells" "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Within two_weeks Warren was ringing the bell at the abbey gate .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

He clomped heavily up the stoop and rang the bell .

Related terms

sound toll toll toller go

4
[ noun ] a characteristic sound

Examples

"it has the ring of sincerity"

Used in print

(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)

For a blood chilling ring of terror to the very sound of his name was the tool he needed for the job he 'd promised to do .

Related terms

sound resound

5
[ noun ] (geometry) a toroidal shape

Examples

"a ring of ships in the harbor" "a halo of smoke"

Used in print

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

After passing * * f through DEAE-cellulose , the titer of antibodies to WTV in the specific fraction was 1 : 4 of the titer before such passage ( precipitin ring tests by R._F._Whitcomb ) ; but mere dilution of the conjugate to 1 : 4 did not satisfactorily remove nonspecific staining .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

The morning hawk , hungry for any eatable , killable , digestible item , kept his eyes on the ring of anchored ships that lay off the shores in the bay , sheltered by the Jersey inlets .

Related terms

toroid fairy_ring surround

6
[ noun ] a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

Synonyms

hoop

Examples

"there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

Opposite every gate was a hitching_post or a stone carriage step , set with a rusty iron ring for tying a horse .

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

The night we first met , at one of Mrs._Monmouth 's giant parties , he was wearing a brown cashmere jacket with silver buttons and a soft pink Viyella shirt ; instead of a necktie he wore a leather bolo drawn through a golden ring in which was set a lump of pale pure jade .

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[ verb ] (telecommunications) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Examples

"I tried to call you all night" "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

With sudden energy , she went to the phone and rang Holden 's office and asked for him .

8
[ noun ] (sport,games) one of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

Examples

"the rings require a strong upper body"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

The parallel_bars , horse , buck , springboard , horizontal_bar , rings , and mats formerly in the school gyms were replaced by baseball , volleyball , basketball and football .

9
[ verb ] be around

Examples

"Developments surround the town" "The river encircles the village"

Used in print

(Jim Harmon, "The Planet with No Nightmare," If,...)

Ringing the ship .

10
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2137
11
[ noun ] a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

Synonyms

band

Related terms

strip

12
[ verb ] attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

Synonyms

band

Examples

"ring birds" "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

Related terms

attach band

13
[ noun ] (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

Synonyms

closed_chain

14
[ noun ] the sound of a bell ringing

Examples

"the distinctive ring of the church bell" "the ringing of the telephone" "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

15
[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an association of criminals

Synonyms

gang mob pack

Examples

"police tried to break up the gang" "a pack of thieves"

16
[ noun ] a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
17
[ noun ] jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

Synonyms

band

Examples

"she had rings on every finger" "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

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