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ring1/ring/ nouna circular band usu of precious metal, worn on the finger for adornment, etc a circular band for holding, connecting, hanging, moving; or fastening, etc or for identification a circular line, figure, arrangement, or object an encircling arrangement a circular or spiral course an electric element or gas burner in the shape of a circle, set into the top of a cooker, etc, which provides a source of heat for cooking: compare gas ring a space, often a circular one, for exhibitions or competitions, esp such a space at a circus a square enclosure in which boxing or wrestling matches are held (the ring) boxing as a profession an enclosed area for betting at a racecourse any of the concentric bands of e.g. ice and rock that revolve round some planets, e.g. Saturn or Uranus a ridge or marking on a fish scale that represents one year's growth (treated as sing. or pl) an exclusive association of people, often for a corrupt purpose a drug ring a closed chain of atoms in a molecule. Also called closed chain hold the ring to act as a neutral monitor or umpire in a dispute in mathematics, a set of elements that is closed under two binary operations, e.g. addition and multiplication, in a group with respect to the first operation and in which the second operation is associative and distributive relative to the first run rings round somebody informal to surpass or outdo somebody, esp in a way that makes them appear foolish [Old English hring]
ring2verb trans (past tense and past part. ringed)to place or form a ring round (somebody or something) to attach a ring to (a bird or animal) to cut a girdle1 (ring in the formed by cutting away bark around) round (a tree), usu in order to kill it; girdle2 ringed adj
ring3verb (past tense rang /rang/) (past part. rung /rung/)verb intrans to make, or cause to make, a resonant the sound like that of a bell or something similar The doorbell rang (+ for) to sound a bell as a summons She rang for the butler (often + in/out) to announce (something) by, or as if by, ringing to sound resonantly Cheers rang through the building (often + with) to be filled with resonant sound; to resound The room rang with laughter of one's ears: to have the sensation of a continuous humming sound said of one's ears: to have the sensation of a continuous humming sound to be filled with talk or report to sound repeatedly Praise rang in her ears chiefly Brit (often + up) to telephone I rang up and ordered a taxi to cause (something, esp a bell) to ring to sound (something) by, or as if by, ringing a bell (often + in/out) to announce (something) by, or as if by, ringing chiefly Brit (often + up) to telephone (somebody) informal to alter the numberplate, serial number, etc of (a stolen motor vehicle) ring a bell to sound familiar ring somebody's bell informal to interest or excite somebody ring the changes to vary the manner of doing or arranging something [a metaphor from bell-ringing, in which the ‘changes’ are the various sequences in which a peal of bells can be rung: see change (I)] ring true to appear to be true or authentic ring up/down the curtain to raise the curtain at the start, or lower it at the end, of a theatrical show (often + on) to start, or finish, something [Old English hringan]
ring4nounthe act or an instance of ringing Brit, informal a telephone call Give me a ring if you want to go out a clear resonant sound made by vibrating metal, or a similar sound a loud sound continued, repeated, or reverberated a sound or character suggestive of a particular quality or feeling a story with a familiar ring |