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ring2 /ring/ intransitive verb (pat rang, (now rare) rung, (obsolete) rong; pap rung)- To give a metallic or bell-like sound
- To sound aloud and clearly
- To give a characteristic or particular sound
- To resound, re-echo
- To be filled with sound, or a sensation like sound
- To be filled with talk or news of (with with)
- To cause a bell or bells to sound, esp as a summons or signal
transitive verb- To cause to give a metallic or bell-like sound
- To sound in the manner of a bell
- To summon, usher or announce by a bell or bells
- To call on the telephone
- To re-echo, resound, proclaim
- To disguise (a stolen vehicle) by exchanging its frame, engine number, etc with those of a legitimate vehicle (slang)
noun- A sounding of a bell
- The characteristic sound or tone, as of a bell or a metal, or of a voice
- A ringing sound
- A set of bells
- A telephone call
- A suggestion or impression
ORIGIN: OE hringan; ON hringja; Ger ringen; Dan ringe ringed adjective (slang) (of a car) put together from parts of other cars ringˈer noun - Someone or something that rings
- A horse raced under the name of another horse, or an athlete or other contestant competing under a false name or otherwise disguised (esp US)
- A car put together from parts of other cars
- An outsider, an impostor (US sl)
- (also dead ringer) a person or thing (almost) identical to some other person or thing (with for; informal)
ringˈing noun and adjective ringˈingly adverb ringing tone noun A telephone tone indicating to the caller that a telephone is ringing (ie not engaged or disconnected) at the number called ringˈtone noun A characteristic sound or tune made by a mobile phone when ringing ring a bell see under bell1 ring back - To telephone (a previous caller) in response to his or her call
- To follow up a telephone call with a second one
ring down - To give the signal for lowering the curtain (theatre)
- (with on) to bring (something) to a close (figurative)
ring in - To ring more rapidly before stopping, as a final intimation to lingering churchgoers
- To report by telephone
ring in or out To usher in or out (esp the year) with, or as if with, bellringing ring off To put an end to a telephone conversation by replacing the receiver ring out To sound loudly, clearly and suddenly ring the bell and ring the bells backward see under bell1 ring true To sound genuine (like a tested coin) ring up - To summon by a bell
- To call (someone) on the telephone
- To enter (an amount, a total) in eg a shop till
ring up the curtain - To give the signal for raising the curtain (theatre)
- (with on) to open, set (something) in motion (figurative)
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