a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration);
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";
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 square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle;
a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity";
the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe;
an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves";
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop;
a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke";
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";
sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang";
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church";
ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter";
be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village";
