ring
1. a characteristic sound (Freq. 4)
- it has the ring of sincerity
• Hypernyms:
sound
2. a toroidal shape (Freq. 2)
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
• Syn:
halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
• Hypernyms:
toroid
• Hyponyms:
fairy ring, fairy circle
3. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (Freq. 2)
- there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
• Syn:
hoop
• Derivationally related forms:
hoop (for: hoop)
• Hypernyms:
band
• Hyponyms:
carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, collar, curtain ring,
curtain ring, napkin ring, nose ring, rim, tire,
tyre, towel ring
• Part Holonyms:
wagon wheel, barrel, cask
4. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
• Syn:
closed chain
• Ant:
open chain (for: closed chain)
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
chain, chemical chain
• Hyponyms:
heterocyclic ring, heterocycle
5. 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
• Syn:
band
• Hypernyms:
jewelry, jewellery
• Hyponyms:
annulet, engagement ring, mourning ring, ringlet, signet ring,
seal ring, wedding ring, wedding band
6. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
• Syn:
band
• Hypernyms:
strip, slip
7. an association of criminals
- police tried to break up the gang
- a pack of thieves
• Syn:
gang, pack, mob
• Derivationally related forms:
mobster (for: mob), gangdom (for: gang), gangster (for: gang)
• Hypernyms:
association
• Hyponyms:
nest, youth gang
• Member Holonyms:
organized crime, gangland, gangdom
• Member Meronyms:
gangster, mobster
8. 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
• Syn:
ringing, tintinnabulation
• Derivationally related forms:
tintinnabulate (for: tintinnabulation), ring (for: ringing)
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Hyponyms:
bell ringing
9. a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
• Hypernyms:
platform
• Hyponyms:
boxing ring, prize ring, sumo ring, wrestling ring
• Part Meronyms:
canvas, canvass
1. sound loudly and sonorously (Freq. 15)
- the bells rang
• Syn:
peal
• See Also:
ring out
• Derivationally related forms:
peal (for: peal), pealing (for: peal), ringing
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Hyponyms:
ding, dong, dingdong, tintinnabulate, peal, knell
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. ring or echo with sound (Freq. 7)
- the hall resounded with laughter
• Syn:
resound, echo, reverberate
• Derivationally related forms:
reverberative (for: reverberate), reverberant (for: reverberate), reverberation (for: reverberate), reverberance (for: reverberate), ringing, echo (for: echo), resonant (for: resound)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Hyponyms:
consonate, reecho, bong
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The woods ring with many kinds of birds
3. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification (Freq. 5)
- Ring the bells
- My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
• Syn:
knell
• Derivationally related forms:
knell (for: knell), ringer, ringing
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Hyponyms:
toll
• Cause:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s
4. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (Freq. 1)
- I tried to call you all night
- Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
• Syn:
call, telephone, call up, phone
• Derivationally related forms:
phone (for: phone), phoner (for: phone), telephone (for: telephone), telephoner (for: telephone), caller (for: call), call (for: call)
• Topics:
telephone, telephony
• Hypernyms:
telecommunicate
• Hyponyms:
cell phone, call in
• Verb Group:
call
• Entailment:
dial
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot ring Sue
- They ring
5. extend on all sides of simultaneously;
encircle
- The forest surrounds my property
• Syn:
surround, environ, skirt, border
• Derivationally related forms:
border (for: border), surround (for: surround), surroundings (for: surround)
• Hypernyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
fringe, girdle, gird, cloister, enclose,
close in, inclose, shut in, hem in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- ring birds
- band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
• Syn:
band
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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