Definition of Ring

Verb: ring (rang,rung) ring

Sound loudly and sonorously
"the bells rang";
- peal
Fill for a short time with sound and echoes
"the hall rang with laughter";
- resound, echo, reverberate
Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
"Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church";
- knell, knoll [archaic]
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
"I tried to ring you all night";
- call, telephone, call up, phone
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest rings my property";
- surround, environ, skirt, border
Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
"ring birds";
- band

Noun: ring ring

A characteristic sound
"it has the ring of sincerity"
A toroidal shape
"a ring of ships in the harbour";
- halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
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 ring for tying a horse";
- hoop
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- closed chain
An association of criminals
"police tried to break up the ring";
- gang, pack, mob
The sound of a bell ringing
"the distinctive ring of the church bell";
- ringing, tintinnabulation
A platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
Jewellery consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
"she had rings on every finger";
- band
A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- band