Ring
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NOUN
a characteristic sound
a toroidal shape
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
the sound of a bell ringing
a platform usually 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
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
VERB
sound loudly and sonorously
ring or echo with sound
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
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