ringnoun
uk/rɪŋ/us/rɪŋ/ring noun (CIRCLE)
B2 [ C ] a circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement:
A2 [ C ] a circular piece of jewellery worn especially on your finger:
[ C ] a group of people who help each other, often secretly and in a way that is to their advantage:
[ C ] US usually element a circular piece of material often made of metal that can be heated in order to be used for cooking:
[ C ] a special area where people perform or compete:
two round handles at the ends of two long ropes that hang from the ceiling and are used in gymnastics
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- She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.
- Muhammad Ali's showmanship in the ring shouldn't detract from his considerable skill.
- She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger.
- The jeweller skillfully engraved the initials on the ring.
- His arm was manacled to a ring on the wall.
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- disc
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globule
- hoop
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- roll
- sphere
- spool
- spring
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ring noun (PHONE)
A2 [ S ] mainly UK US usually and UK also call the act of making a phone call to someone:
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Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- alarm call
- bell
- break
- break up
- call sb up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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ring noun (SOUND)
B2 [ C ] the sound a bell makes:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Idiom(s)
ringverb
uk/rɪŋ/us/rɪŋ/ring verb (PHONE)
A2 [ I or T ] rang, rung mainly UK US usually and UK also call to make a phone call to someone:
More examples
- "I'm sorry I forgot to ring you." "Oh, don't worry."
- "Margot rang to say she's too busy to come." "She would - she always has an excuse."
- That decorator you rang about painting the house - did he ever return your call?
- If anyone rings for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at four o'clock.
- I've just rung him but there was no answer.
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Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- alarm call
- bell
- break
- break up
- call sb up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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ring verb (MAKE SOUND)
B1 [ I or T ] rang, rung to (cause to) make the sound of a bell:
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- I was just snuggling down into my warm duvet when the phone rang.
- I was on the toilet when the phone rang.
- The phone rang, breaking my concentration.
- Is that the bell ringing?
- Ring the bell and see if he answers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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ring verb (CIRCLE)
[ T ] ringed, ringed to surround something:
UK [ T ] ringed, ringed to draw a circle around something:
[ T ] ringed, ringed to put a ring on something, especially an animal:
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flooding
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wall sth off
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
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