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Ring

/ɹɪŋ/

(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

📖 Definitions of "Ring"

noun
  1. 1

    (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

  2. 2

    (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.

  3. 3

    A piece of food in the shape of a ring.

    "onion rings"

  4. 4

    A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

verb
  1. 1

    To enclose or surround.

    "The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."

  2. 2

    To make an incision around; to girdle.

    "They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."

  3. 3

    To attach a ring to, especially for identification.

    "We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."

  4. 4

    To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.

    "to ring a pig’s snout"

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