ring

I

n.

circular band

1) a diamond; gold; sapphire ring

2) an earring; engagement; signet; wedding ring

3) a key; napkin; teething ring

4) a piston ring

5) smoke rings (to blow smoke rings)

6) (misc.) to wear a ring on one's finger

group

7) a smuggling; spy ring

enclosed square area

8) the prize ring

misc.

9) to run rings around smb. ('to far outperform smb.')

II

n.

sound

a false, hollow ring (there was a false ring to his words)

III

v.

1) (D; tr.) to ring for ('to call by ringing') (to ring for the maid)

2) (s) to ring false; hollow (her words ring false)

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[rɪŋ]

engagement

gold

napkin

sapphire ring

signet

spy ring

teething ring

wedding ring

hollow (her words ring false)

hollow ring (there was a false ring to his words)

(misc.) to wear a ring on one's finger

(s) to ring false

['circular band'] a diamond

['enclosed square area'] the prize ring

['group'] a smuggling

['sound'] a false

a key

a piston ring .

an earring

['misc. '] to run rings around smb. ('to far outperform smb. ')

smoke rings (to blow smoke rings)

(D;tr.) to ringfor (to ring for the maid; 'to call by ringing')