| • | To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell. |
| • | To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. |
| • | To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. |
| • | To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. |
| • | To practice making music with bells. |
| • | To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound. |
| • | To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. |
| • | To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame. |
| • | A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell. |
| • | Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated. |
| • | A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. |
| • | A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. |
| • | Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. |
| • | A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. |
| • | An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting. |
| • | A circular group of persons. |
| • | The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. |
| • | The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. |
| • | An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. |
| • | An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium. |
| • | A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc. |
| • | To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. |
| • | To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots. |
| • | To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. |
| • | To rise in the air spirally. |
