1. ring - noun
· a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
Hypernym(s): sound
2. ring - noun
· a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
Synonym(s): halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor_ring
Hypernym(s): toroid
3. ring - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): hoop
Hypernym(s): band
4. ring - noun
· (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
Synonym(s): closed_chain
Hypernym(s): chain, chemical_chain
5. ring - noun
· an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
Hypernym(s): association
6. ring - noun
· 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
Synonym(s): ringing, tintinnabulation
Hypernym(s): sound
7. ring - noun
· a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
Hypernym(s): platform
8. ring - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): band
Hypernym(s): jewelry, jewellery
9. ring - noun
· a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Synonym(s): band
10. ring - verb
· sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
Synonym(s): peal
11. ring - verb
· ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
Synonym(s): resound, echo, reverberate
12. ring - verb
· make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
Synonym(s): knell
Hypernym(s): sound
13. ring - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): call, telephone, call_up, phone
Hypernym(s): telecommunicate
14. ring - verb
· extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
Synonym(s): surround, environ, skirt, border
Hypernym(s): touch, adjoin, meet, contact
15. ring - verb
· attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
Synonym(s): band
Hypernym(s): attach
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