to cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.-to make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.-to repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.-to sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.-to practice making music with bells.-to sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound.-to continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.-to be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.-a sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.-any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.-a chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.-a circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop.-specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring.-a circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena.-an inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting.-a circular group of persons.-the plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles.-the solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure.-an instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.-an elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. see illust. of sporangium.-a clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc.-to surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.-to make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.-to fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.-to rise in the air spirally.