ring

A2
Pronunciation
/ɹɪŋ/
Noun
20 definition(s)
1 Definition

(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

2 Definition

(physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.

3 Definition

A piece of food in the shape of a ring.

Example Sentences
  • onion rings
4 Definition

A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

5 Definition

An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.

Example Sentences
  • a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)
6 Definition

A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.

Example Sentences
  • a benzene ring
7 Definition

A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.

8 Definition

A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.

9 Definition

An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.

10 Definition

A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).

11 Definition

Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.

12 Definition

The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.

13 Definition

The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.

Example Sentences
  • The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.
14 Definition

A pleasant or correct sound.

Example Sentences
  • The name has a nice ring to it.
15 Definition

A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.

Example Sentences
  • Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.
16 Definition

A telephone call.

Example Sentences
  • I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
17 Definition

Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.

18 Definition

A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.

Example Sentences
  • St Mary's has a ring of eight bells.
19 Definition

An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.

Example Sentences
  • The set of integers, \mathbb{Z}, is the prototypical ring.
20 Definition

An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.

Example Sentences
  • The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set 2\mathbb{Z} of even integers to be a ring.
Verb
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

To enclose or surround.

Example Sentences
  • The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
2 Definition

To make an incision around; to girdle.

Example Sentences
  • They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
3 Definition

To attach a ring to, especially for identification.

Example Sentences
  • We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.
4 Definition

To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.

Example Sentences
  • to ring a pig’s snout
5 Definition

To rise in the air spirally.

6 Definition

To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.

7 Definition

Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.

Example Sentences
  • The bells were ringing in the town.
8 Definition

To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.

Example Sentences
  • The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
9 Definition

To produce (a sound) by ringing.

Example Sentences
  • They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.
10 Definition

To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.

Example Sentences
  • Whose mobile phone is ringing?
11 Definition

Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

Example Sentences
  • That does not ring true.
12 Definition

To telephone (someone).

Example Sentences
  • I will ring you when we arrive.
13 Definition

To resound, reverberate, echo.

14 Definition

To produce music with bells.

15 Definition

To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.