Definition of ring

• v. t. - To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.
• v. t. - To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
• v. t. - To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
• v. i. - To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.
• v. i. - To practice making music with bells.
• v. i. - To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound.
• v. i. - To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.
• v. i. - To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.
• n. - A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.
• n. - Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
• n. - A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
• n. - A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop.
• n. - 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.
• n. - A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena.
• n. - An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting.
• n. - A circular group of persons.
• n. - The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles.
• n. - 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.
• n. - 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.
• n. - An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
• n. - A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc.
• v. t. - To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.
• v. t. - To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.
• v. t. - To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.
• v. i. - To rise in the air spirally.