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Definition: Meaning of, ring in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪŋ /

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ring rings
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  1. jewellery a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger
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  2. circle an object in the shape of a circle
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  3. circle a circular line or mark
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  4. circle a group of people or things arranged in a circle
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  5. give somebody a ring British English informal to make a telephone call to someone
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  6. bells the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound
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  7. criminals a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity
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  8. have the/a ring of something if a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality
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  9. have a familiar ring if something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before
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  10. run rings around somebody informal to be able to do something much better than someone else can
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  11. cooking British English one of the circular areas on top of a COOKER that is heated by gas or electricity [↪  hob ; =  burner AmE]
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  12. sport a small square area surrounded by ropes, where people BOX or WRESTLE
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  13. sport the ring the sport of BOXING
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  14. entertainment a large circular area surrounded by seats at a CIRCUS
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
ring rang rung
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ringing rings
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  1. bell [intransitive and transitive] to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone's attention to you or to call someone to help you
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  2. bell [intransitive] if a bell rings, it makes a noise
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  3. telephone [intransitive and transitive] British English to make a telephone call to someone [=  call, phone]
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  4. telephone [intransitive] if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you
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  5. sounds [intransitive] if your ears ring, they make a continuous sound that only you can hear, after you have been somewhere very noisy or heard a loud sound
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  6. sounds [intransitive] literary if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound
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  7. ring a bell informal if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is
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  8. not ring true if something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why
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  9. ring the changes British English to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc
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  10. ring hollow if something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere
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  11. ring in your ears if a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished
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  12. to surround something
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  13. British English to draw a circular mark around something [=  circle]
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ring used in phrases

  • Kayser-Fleischer ring (noun)
    1. a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease
  • O ring (noun)
    1. a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure
  • Ring Lardner (noun)
    1. 1885-1933 united States humorist and writer of satirical short stories
  • Ring a ring o' roses
    1. a children's singing game in which the children join hands and dance round in a circle singing: Ring a ring o'roses/A pocket full of posies/A-tishoo! A-tishoo!/We all fall down. People believe it comes from the time when there was a PLAGUE in London (=a very serious infectious disease, quickly causing death to large numbers of people), because when people coughed and SNEEZE d, saying 'atishoo', it was a sign that they had caught the PLAGUE.
  • Ring, The
    1. a set of four OPERA s by Richard Wagner, known also as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Ring Cycle . They are based on stories from German MYTHOLOGY .
  • Ring-around-the-rosy
  • anchor ring (noun)
    1. a toroidal shape
  • annual ring (noun)
    1. an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
  • benzene ring (noun)
    1. a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
  • boxing ring (noun)
    1. boxing a square ring where boxers fight
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ring used in phrasal verbs

  • ring around (phrasal verb)
  • ring back (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to phone someone again
    2. [transitive] ring someone back to phone someone who phoned you earlier
  • ring in (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] British English to phone a place, especially the place where you work or a television or radio station
    2. ring in the New Year to ring bells to celebrate the beginning of a new year
  • ring off (phrasal verb)
    1. to finish a phone call
  • ring out (phrasal verb)
    1. to produce a loud clear sound
  • ring round (phrasal verb)
    1. ring round/around someone/something to phone several people or companies etc in order to arrange something or to get information
  • ring through (phrasal verb)
    1. to phone from one part of a building to another
  • ring up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] British English to phone someone
    2. [transitive] to record an amount of money by pressing buttons on a cash register
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