ALL meanings of ring
ring
R r - noun ring a male given name. 1
- verb with object ring to cause (a bell or device with a bell) to ring; sound by striking: to ring a bell. 1
- verb with object ring to produce (sound) by or as if by ringing: The bell rang a low tone. 1
- verb with object ring to announce or proclaim, usher in or out, summon, signal, etc., by or as if by the sound of a bell: to ring someone's praises; The bell rang the hour. 1
- verb with object ring to test (a coin or other metal object) by the sound it produces when struck against something. 1
- verb with object ring Chiefly British. to telephone. 1
- verb without object ring to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice. 1
- verb without object ring to make a given impression on the mind; appear: words that rang false; a story that rings true. 1
- verb without object ring to cause a bell or bells to sound, especially as a summons: Just ring if you need anything. 1
- verb without object ring to sound loudly; be loud or resonant; resound (often followed by out): His brave words rang out. 1
- verb without object ring to be filled with sound; reecho with sound, as a place. 1
- verb without object ring (of the ears) to have the sensation of a continued humming sound. 1
- verb without object ring Chiefly British. to telephone. 1
- idioms ring ring a bell. bell1 (def 15). 1
- idioms ring ring down the curtain, to direct that the curtain of a theater be lowered or closed. to lower or close the curtain in front of a stage. 1
- idioms ring ring down the curtain on, to bring to an end: The accident rang down the curtain on his law career. 1
- idioms ring ring the / someone's bell. bell1 (def 16). 1
- idioms ring ring the changes. change (def 39). 1
- idioms ring ring up the curtain, to direct that the curtain of a theater be raised or opened. to raise or open the curtain in front of a stage. 1
- idioms ring ring up the curtain on, to begin; inaugurate; initiate: The $100-a-plate dinner rang up the curtain on the hospital's fund-raising drive. 1
- noun ring jewellery worn on finger 1
- noun ring circular band 1
- noun ring sound of a bell 1
- noun ring circular shape 1
- transitive verb ring phone 1
- transitive verb ring sound: a bell 1
- intransitive verb ring telephone: sound 1
- intransitive verb ring sound like a bell 1
- noun ring circle: people, objects, etc. 1
- noun ring network of people, cartel 1
- noun ring boxing 1
- noun ring arena for circus, etc. 1
- noun ring tree: growth circle 1
- noun ring cooking hob 1
- noun ring matter: orbits a planet 1
- noun ring act of ringing 1
- noun ring telephone call 1
- noun ring tone, note 1
- noun plural ring gymnastic apparatus 1
- noun plural ring gymnastic event 1
- intransitive verb ring summon by ringing a bell 1
- intransitive verb ring ears 1
- intransitive verb ring sound a particular way 1
- intransitive verb ring be filled with sound 1
- transitive verb ring fit a ring to: nose of livestock 1
- transitive verb ring fit a tag to: a bird 1
- transitive verb ring draw a circle around 1
- transitive verb ring surround 1
- transitive verb ring cut into rings 1
- intransitive verb ring encircle with sth 1