ring

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[[t]rɪŋ[/t]]

n.

1) jew a typically circular band of durable material, as gold, worn on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc

2) anything having the form of such a band:

a smoke ring[/ex]

3) a circular line or mark:

dark rings around the eyes[/ex]

4) a circular course:

to dance in a ring[/ex]

5) a number of persons or things situated in a circle:

a ring of hills[/ex]

6) an enclosed area, often circular, for a sports contest or exhibition:

a circus ring[/ex]

7) a bullring

8) a square enclosure in which boxing and wrestling matches take place

9) the sport of boxing

10) spo rings

a) a pair of suspended rings that can be grasped by a gymnast for performing feats of balance and strength

b) a competitive event in men's gymnastics using such an apparatus

11) a group of persons cooperating for unethical or illegal purposes:

a ring of dope smugglers[/ex]

12) a single turn in a spiral or helix or in a spiral course

13) bot

annual ring

14) chem. a number of atoms so united that they may be graphically represented in cyclic form

Compare chain 6)

15) naut. navig. a bowlike or circular piece at the top of an anchor, to which the chain or cable is secured

16) math. a set of mathematical elements that is commutative under addition and associative under multiplication and in which multiplication is distributive with respect to addition

17) to surround with a ring; encircle

18) to form into a ring

19) bot

girdle 10)

20) to throw a ring or horseshoe over (a stake or peg)

21) to form a ring or rings

22) to move in a ring or a constantly curving course

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- run rings around

Etymology: bef. 900; (n.) OE hring, c. ON hringr II

ring

[[t]rɪŋ[/t]] v. rang, rung, ring•ing, n.

1) to give forth a clear resonant sound:

The doorbell rang twice[/ex]

2) to cause a bell, telephone, or the like to sound:

Just ring for service[/ex]

3) to resound; reecho:

The room rang with shouts[/ex]

4) (of the ears) to have the sensation of a continued ringing sound

5) to make a given impression on the mind:

a story that rings true[/ex]

6) to telephone (usu. fol. by up)

7) to cause to ring; sound by striking:

to ring a bell[/ex]

8) to produce (sound) by or as if by ringing

9) to announce by or as if by the sound of a bell:

The bell rang the hour[/ex]

10) to telephone (usu. fol. by up)

11) phv ring off

to end a telephone conversation

12) phv ring up

a) phv to register (the amount of a sale) on a cash register

b) phv to accomplish:

to ring up successes[/ex]

13) a ringing sound:

the ring of sleigh bells[/ex]

14) a sound like that of a ringing bell:

the ring of laughter[/ex]

15) reverberation:

the ring of iron upon stone[/ex]

16) a set of bells

17) a telephone call

18) an act or instance of ringing a bell

19) a characteristic sound or quality:

the ring of truth[/ex]

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- ring a bell, ring down the curtain ring the bell, ring the changes ring up the curtain

Etymology: bef. 900; OE hringan, c. ON hringja ring′ing•ly, adv.