4. (noun)closed chain, ring (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
5. (noun)gang, pack, ring, mob an association of criminals
"police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
6. (noun)ring, ringing, tintinnabulation the sound of a bellringing "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
7. (noun)ring a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
8. (noun)ring, band 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"
9. (noun)band, ring a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
10. (verb)ring, peal sound loudly and sonorously
"the bells rang"
11. (verb)resound, echo, ring, reverberate ring or echo with sound "the hall resounded with laughter"
12. (verb)ring, knell make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musicaledification "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
13. (verb)call, telephone, call up, phone, ring 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"
14. (verb)surround, environ, ring, skirt, border extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"
15. (verb)ring, band attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
"ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
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