Meaning & Definition of Ring in English
Ring
noun
1. A characteristic sound
- "It has the ring of sincerity"
- ring
2. A toroidal shape
- "A ring of ships in the harbor"
- "A halo of smoke"
- ring,
- halo,
- annulus,
- doughnut,
- anchor ring
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"
- hoop,
- ring
4. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- closed chain,
- ring
5. An association of criminals
- "Police tried to break up the gang"
- "A pack of thieves"
- gang,
- pack,
- ring,
- mob
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
- ring,
- ringing,
- tintinnabulation
7. A platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- ring
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"
- ring,
- band
9. A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- band,
- ring
verb
1. Sound loudly and sonorously
- "The bells rang"
- ring,
- peal
2. Ring or echo with sound
- "The hall resounded with laughter"
- resound,
- echo,
- ring,
- reverberate
3. Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- "Ring the bells"
- "My uncle rings every sunday at the local church"
- ring,
- knell
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"
- call,
- telephone,
- call up,
- phone,
- ring
5. Extend on all sides of simultaneously
- Encircle
- "The forest surrounds my property"
- surround,
- environ,
- ring,
- skirt,
- border
6. Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- "Ring birds"
- "Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
- ring,
- band