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ring1 /ring/

noun
  1. A small, circular band, esp one of metal, worn on the finger, in the ear, nose, or elsewhere
  2. Any object, mark, arrangement, group or course of a similar form
  3. An encircling band
  4. A rim
  5. A short cylinder for holding a table-napkin
  6. (usu in pl) either of two cylindrical handles suspended from a rope, used for gymnastic exercises
  7. A link of chain mail
  8. An encircling cut in bark
  9. A zone of wood added in a season's growth, as seen in sections
  10. A mark of fungus growth in turf (fairy ring)
  11. A flat crowd of very small satellites encircling Saturn
  12. An annulus
  13. A segment of a worm, caterpillar, etc
  14. A closed chain of atoms
  15. A system of elements in which addition is associative and commutative and multiplication is associative and distributive with respect to addition (mathematics)
  16. A circular ripple
  17. A circular earthwork or rampart
  18. An arena
  19. A space set apart for boxing, wrestling, circus performance, riding display of animals, etc
  20. An enclosure for bookmakers at a race-course
  21. Pugilism
  22. Prize-fighters or bookmakers with their associates collectively
  23. A combination or clique, esp one organized to control the market or for other self-seeking purpose
  24. A system operated by some antique dealers who refrain from bidding against each other at an auction, so that one of their number may buy cheaply, and then share the profit made by subsequent resale
  25. A computer system suitable for local network use, with several microcomputers or peripheral devices connected by cable in a ring
  26. The anus (vulgar sl)
transitive verb (pat and pap ringed; formerly sometimes, and still in sheep-shearing competitions, rung)
  1. To encircle
  2. To put a ring on or in
  3. To put on in the manner of a ring
  4. To cut a ring in the bark of
  5. To cut into rings
  6. To go in rings round
  7. To excel, be the quickest sheepshearer among (Aust)
intransitive verb
  1. To move in rings
  2. To gather or be in a ring
ORIGIN: OE hring; ON hringr; Ger Ring, Dan and Swed ring

ringed adjective

  1. Surrounded by, or marked with, a ring or rings
  2. Ring-shaped
  3. Composed of rings

ringer /ringˈər/ noun

  1. A person who rings
  2. A throw of a quoit that encircles the pin
  3. A quoit so thrown
  4. A person or thing of the highest excellence
  5. A station hand or stockman (Aust)
  6. The quickest, most expert of a group of shearers (Aust)

ringetteˈ noun

A team sport, similar to ice hockey, in which skaters attempt to send a rubber ring into the opponents' goal

ringˈing noun and adjective

ringˈless adjective

ringˈlet noun

  1. A little ring
  2. A fairy ring
  3. A fairy dance in a ring
  4. A long curl of hair
  5. A type of butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) with small ring marks on its wings

ringˈleted adjective

ringˈster noun

A member of a ring, esp in a political or price-fixing sense

ringˈwise adverb

ringˈ-arˈmature noun

One with a ring-shaped core

ringˈ-bark transitive verb

To strip a ring of bark from

ring binder noun

A loose-leaf binder with metal rings along the inside spine which open to hold perforated sheets of paper

ringˈbit noun

A horse's bit with rings at the ends

ringˈbolt noun

A bolt with a ring through a hole at one end

ringˈbone noun

  1. A bony callus on a horse's pastern-bone
  2. The condition caused by this

ringˈ-canal noun

  1. A circular canal within the rim of a jellyfish
  2. A circular vessel of the water-vascular system of echinoderms

ringˈ-carrier noun (Shakespeare)

A go-between

ring circuit noun (electronics)

An electrical supply system in which a number of power-points are connected to the main supply by a series of wires, forming a closed circuit

ringˈ-compound noun

A chemical compound with a closed chain

ringˈ-cross noun

A circle with crossed diameters

ring dance noun

A round dance

ring dial noun

A portable sundial

ring dotterel noun

The ringed plover

ringˈdove noun

The wood pigeon, from the broken white ring or line on its neck

ringˈ-dropping noun

A sharper's trick of pretending to find a dropped ring and selling it

ring dyke noun (geology)

A dyke with more or less circular outcrop

ringed plover noun

A ring-necked plover of various kinds

ringˈ-fence noun

  1. A fence continuously encircling an estate
  2. A complete barrier
  3. The compulsory reservation of funds for use within a specific, limited sector or department (of government, of a company, etc)

transitive verb

  1. To enclose within a ring-fence
  2. To apply a ring-fence to

ringˈ-fencing noun

ring finger noun

The third finger, esp of the left hand, on which the wedding ring is worn

ring flash noun (photography)

A circular flash tube fitting round the lens to produce a light without shadows

ring fort noun (archaeology)

A type of defended dwelling-site of the Iron Age and later, enclosed within a strong circular wall

ring gauge noun

  1. A gauge in the form of a ring
  2. Either a collection of graded rings or a graduated stick for measuring ring- or finger-size

ringˈleader noun

A person who takes the lead in mischief or trouble

ring main noun (electronics)

An electrical supply system in which the power-points and the mains are connected in a ring circuit

ringˈman noun

  1. The ring-finger (obsolete or dialect)
  2. A bookmaker

ring mark noun

A ring-shaped mark

ringˈmaster noun

A person in charge of performances in a circus-ring

ring money noun

Money in the form of rings

ringˈ-necked /-nekt/ adjective

Having the neck marked with a ring

ring network noun (computing)

One forming a closed loop of connected terminals

ring ouzel or ousel see under ouzel

ringˈ-porous adjective

Having annual rings marked by large pores

ring pull noun

The tongue of metal and the ring attached to it, which one pulls from or on the top of a can of beer, lemonade, etc to open it

ring road noun

A road or boulevard encircling a town or its inner part

ring roller noun

A type of roller consisting of a number of closely-packed wheels on an axle, the rims of the wheels narrowing to form a wedge shape (also Cambridge roller)

ring rot noun

A disease of potatoes caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis, characterized by the browning and decay of the ring of vascular bundles in the tubers

ringˈ-rusty adjective

(of a boxer, etc) impaired by lack of recent competition

ringˈ-shake noun

A defect in timber, separation along the annual rings

ringˈside noun

The seating area immediately next to a circus-ring, etc

ringˈsider noun

A spectator at prize-fights

ringside seat or ringside view noun (figurative)

(a position which allows one to have) a very clear view

ringˈ-small adjective

Small enough to pass through a ring of standard size

noun

Stones of such a size

ring snake noun

  1. A common English snake, the grass-snake (also ringed snake)
  2. A harmless American snake with yellow collar

ring spanner noun

A spanner in the form of a notched ring in which diametrically opposite notches fit over the nut

ringˈstand noun

  1. A stand for chemical vessels, with rings clamped to a vertical rod
  2. A stand for finger-rings

ring stopper noun

A rope for securing an anchor-ring to the cathead

ringˈ-straked (Bible) or ringˈ-streaked adjective

Streaked in rings

ringˈtail noun

  1. A studding-sail set upon the gaff of a fore-and-aft sail (nautical)
  2. A light sail set abaft and beyond the spanker (nautical)
  3. The female or young male of the hen harrier, from a rust-coloured ring on the tail feathers
  4. A ring-tailed cat (see cacomistle)

ringˈ-tail or ringˈ-tailed /-tāld/ adjective

  1. Having the tail marked with bars or rings of colour, as a lemur
  2. Having a prehensile tail curled at the end, as do certain species of opossum

ring taw noun

A game of marbles, with rings marked on the ground

ringˈ-time noun (Shakespeare)

Time for giving rings

ring walk noun

An encircling walk

ring wall noun

An enclosing wall

ringˈway noun

A ring road

ringˈ-winding noun

Winding that threads a ring

ringˈwork noun

Work executed in rings, such as circular fortifications

ringˈworm noun

A skin disease characterized by ring-shaped patches, caused by fungi

hold or keep the ring

To watch a fight and keep others from interfering

make or run rings round

To be markedly superior to

ride or tilt at the ring

To practise the sport of riding rapidly and catching a hanging ring on a spear

ring the shed (Aust)

To win a sheep-shearing competition

throw one's hat into the ring (informal)

  1. To offer oneself as a candidate or challenger
  2. To issue a challenge, institute an attack
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