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ring 1 R0251300 (rĭng)n.1. A circular object, form, line, or arrangement.2. A small circular band, generally made of precious metal and often set with jewels, worn on the finger.3. A circular band used for carrying, holding, or containing something: a napkin ring.4. rings Sports A pair of circular metal bands suspended in the air for gymnastic exercises, on which balancing and swinging maneuvers are performed while holding the bands as motionless as possible.5. A circular movement or course, as in dancing.6. An enclosed, usually circular area in which exhibitions, sports, or contests take place: a circus ring.7. Sports a. A rectangular arena set off by stakes and ropes in which boxing or wrestling events are held.b. The sport of boxing.8. Games a. An enclosed area in which bets are placed at a racetrack.b. Bookmakers considered as a group.9. An exclusive group of people acting privately or illegally to advance their own interests: a drug ring.10. A political contest; a race.11. Botany An annual ring.12. Mathematics The area between two concentric circles; annulus.13. Mathematics A set of elements subject to the operations of addition and multiplication, in which the set is a commutative group under addition and associative under multiplication and in which the two operations are related by distributive laws.14. Any of the turns constituting a spiral or helix.15. Chemistry A group of atoms linked by bonds that may be represented graphically in polygonal form. Also called closed chain.v. ringed, ring·ing, rings v.tr.1. To surround with or as if with a ring; encircle: Guests ringed the coffee table.2. To form into a ring or rings.3. To ornament or supply with a ring or rings: ringed the door knocker with a wreath of holly.4. To remove a circular strip of bark around the circumference of (a tree trunk or branch); girdle.5. To put a ring in the nose of (an animal).6. To hem in (animals) by riding in a circle around them.7. Games To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.v.intr.1. To form a ring or rings.2. To move, run, or fly in a spiral or circular course.
[Middle English, from Old English hring; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
ring 2 R0251300 (rĭng)v. rang (răng), rung (rŭng), ring·ing, rings v.intr.1. To give forth a clear resonant sound.2. To cause something to ring.3. To sound a bell in order to summon someone: I'll ring for the maid.4. To have a sound or character suggestive of a particular quality: a story that rings true.5. To be filled with sound; resound: The room rang with the children's laughter.6. To hear a persistent humming or buzzing: My ears were ringing from the sound of the blast.7. To be filled with talk or rumor: The whole town rang with the bad news.v.tr.1. To cause (a bell, for example) to ring.2. To produce (a sound) by or as if by ringing.3. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing: a clock that rings the hour.4. Chiefly British To call (someone) on the telephone. Often used with up: She rang me at noon. Let's ring her up and invite her.5. To test (a coin, for example) for quality by the sound it produces when struck against something.n.1. The sound created by a bell or another sonorous vibrating object.2. A loud sound, especially one that is repeated or continued.3. A telephone call: Give me a ring when you have time.4. A suggestion of a particular quality: His offer has a suspicious ring.5. A set of bells.6. The act or an instance of sounding a bell.Phrasal Verb: ring up1. To record, especially by means of a cash register: ring up a sale.2. To accomplish or achieve: rang up several consecutive victories.3. Baseball a. To call (a batter) out on strikes. Used of an umpire.b. To strike out (a batter). Used of a pitcher.Idioms: ring a bell Informal To arouse an often indistinct memory. ring down the curtain To end a performance, event, or action.ring (someone's) chimes/bells Slang To knock (an opponent) out by physical or other force. ring up the curtain To begin a performance, event, or action.
[Middle English ringen, from Old English hringan.]ring up vb (adverb) 1. (Telecommunications) chiefly Brit to make a telephone call (to)2. (Commerce) (tr) to record on a cash register3. (tr) to chronicle; record: to ring up another success. 4. (Theatre) ring up the curtain a. to begin a theatrical performanceb. (often foll by on) to make a start (on)Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ring up - to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes"record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form |
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ring upenUK
ring up1. To call someone on the phone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ring" and "up." Here's my number—ring me up sometime, and we can go see a movie or something. I have to ring up someone about the branches that blew down in our neighborhood overnight.2. To allow a retail customer to check out (complete their purchase) by recording the item or items they are purchasing and tally the amount of money they owe. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ring" and "up." I'm sorry, I'm closing this register. My colleague can ring you up at the next one. You can go on break after you're done ringing up everyone in your line.3. To record the item or items a retail customer is purchasing and tally the amount of money they owe. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ring" and "up." The cashier had already started ringing my groceries up when I realized that I had forgotten to pick up eggs. Would you mind ringing this croissant up first? It's for my son to eat.See also: ring, upring someone upto call someone on the telephone. I will ring her up when I get a chance. I have to ring up a whole list of people.See also: ring, upring something upto record the cost of an item on a cash register. Please ring this chewing gum up first, and I'll put it in my purse. The cashier rang up each item and told me how much money I owed.See also: ring, upring up1. Record, especially by means of a cash register, as in They had already rung up the sale so I decided not to get the extra items. [c. 1930] Although older cash registers usually signaled a recorded sale with the ringing of a bell, the idiom survives in the age of computers. 2. Accomplish, achieve, as in They rang up an impressive string of victories. See also: ring, upring upv.1. To record the sale of something, especially by using a cash register: She had already rung up the sale when I discovered that I didn't have enough money. I placed the items on the counter, and the cashier rang them up.2. To record a sale to someone, especially by means of a cash register: I rang up the last two customers and closed the store. He can ring you up on the second register.3. To call someone on the telephone: I'll ring you up this weekend. She rang up an old friend and asked him to dinner.4. To amass some number or quantity of points or wins: They rang up seven consecutive victories before losing a game.5. To amass some amount or quantity of credits or debits: The company rang up $2 billion in profits last year. With all the food that we ate, we rang a hefty bill up.See also: ring, upEncyclopediaSeeringring upenUK
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