'Ring' definitions:

Definition of 'ring'

From: WordNet
noun
A characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
noun
A toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring]
noun
A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: hoop, ring]
noun
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: closed chain, ring] [ant: open chain]
noun
An association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring, mob]
noun
The sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: ring, ringing, tintinnabulation]
noun
A platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
noun
Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: ring, band]
noun
A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: band, ring]
verb
Sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring, peal]
verb
Ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate]
verb
Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: ring, knell]
verb
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: call, telephone, call up, phone, ring]
verb
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border]
verb
Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: ring, band]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Rang (r[a^]ng) or Rung (r[u^]ng); p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
  • 1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. [1913 Webster]
  • The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. [1913 Webster]
  • To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells.
  • To ring the changes upon. See under Change.
  • To ring in or To ring out, to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.
  • To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\, n.
  • 1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated. [1913 Webster]
  • The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. --Bacon [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. [1913 Webster]
  • As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.] A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. [1913 Webster]
  • Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. [1913 Webster]
  • Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an institution, the ring was an institution." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A circular group of persons. [1913 Webster]
  • And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Geom.) (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A. Freeman. [1913 Webster]
  • Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring mail}, below, and Chain mail, under Chain.
  • Ring blackbird (Zool.), the ring ousel.
  • Ring canal (Zool.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.
  • Ring dotterel, or Ringed dotterel. (Zool.) See Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster.
  • Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being worthless.
  • Ring fence. See under Fence.
  • Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage.
  • Ring formula (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under Benzene.
  • Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth.
  • Ring micrometer. (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under Micrometer.
  • Saturn's rings. See Saturn.
  • Ring ousel. (Zool.) See Ousel.
  • Ring parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially Palaeornis torquatus, common in India, and Palaeornis Alexandri of Java.
  • Ring plover. (Zool.) (a) The ringed dotterel. (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover (Aegialitis semipalmata).
  • Ring snake (Zool.), a small harmless American snake (Diadophis punctatus) having a white ring around the neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange red.
  • Ring stopper. (Naut.) See under Stopper.
  • Ring thrush (Zool.), the ring ousel.
  • The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively.
  • The ring. (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races. [Eng.] (b) The prize ring. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\, v. i.
  • 1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. [1913 Webster]
  • Now ringen trompes loud and clarion. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Why ring not out the bells? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To practice making music with bells. --Holder. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound. [1913 Webster]
  • With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • The hall with harp and carol rang. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • My ears still ring with noise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. [1913 Webster]
  • The assertion is still ringing in our ears. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\, v. i. (Falconry) To rise in the air spirally. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: GCIDE
  • Ring \Ring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.]
  • 1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. "Ring these fingers." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ring'

From: Easton
  • Ring Used as an ornament to decorate the fingers, arms, wrists, and also the ears and the nose. Rings were used as a signet (Gen. 38:18). They were given as a token of investment with authority (Gen. 41:42; Esther 3:8-10; 8:2), and of favour and dignity (Luke 15:22). They were generally worn by rich men (James 2:2). They are mentioned by Isiah (3:21) among the adornments of Hebrew women.

Synonyms of 'ring'

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