ring

sound loudly and sonorously

• “the bells rang”

ring or echo with sound

• “the hall resounded with laughter”

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

• “Ring the bells”
• “My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church”

be around

• “Developments surround the town”
• “The river encircles the village”

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

• “I tried to call you all night”
• “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning”

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• “ring birds”
• “band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”

a characteristic sound

• “it has the ring of sincerity”

a toroidal shape

• “a ring of ships in the harbor”
• “a halo of smoke”

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 hoop for tying a horse”

(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

an association of criminals

• “police tried to break up the gang”
• “a pack of thieves”

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

a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

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”

a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)