Meaning & Definition of Ring in English

1. A characteristic sound

• "It has the ring of sincerity"

2. A toroidal shape

• "A ring of ships in the harbor"

• "A halo of smoke"

3. 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"

4. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

5. An association of criminals

• "Police tried to break up the gang"

• "A pack of thieves"

6. 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

7. A platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

8. 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"

9. A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

1. Sound loudly and sonorously

• "The bells rang"

2. Ring or echo with sound

• "The hall resounded with laughter"

3. Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

• "Ring the bells"

• "My uncle rings every sunday at the local church"

4. 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"

5. Extend on all sides of simultaneously

• Encircle

• "The forest surrounds my property"

6. Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• "Ring birds"

• "Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"