• 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"

'Ring' in other languages