ring someone/something in — (or out) usher someone or something in (or out) by or as if by ringing a bell the bells were beginning to ring out the old year … Useful english dictionary
ring around something — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring round something — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring in something — ˌring ˈin sth derived to ring bells to celebrate sth, especially the new year Main entry: ↑ringderived … Useful english dictionary
ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ring — I [[t]rɪ̱ŋ[/t]] TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND ♦♦ rings, ringing, rang, rung (Please look at category 11 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When you ring someone, you telephone them. [mainly… … English dictionary
ring in — transitive verb 1. : to cause (a bell) to take part in the changes in change ringing 2. : to introduce unwelcomely, surreptitiously, or fraudulently : foist ring in a horse in a race under a false name ring in marked cards on one s opponents … Useful english dictionary
ring up — verb to perform and record a sale on a cash register (Freq. 1) Sally rang up Eve s purchase of tomatoes • Hypernyms: ↑record, ↑enter, ↑put down • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ring up … Useful english dictionary
ring — {{11}}ring (n.) O.E. hring circular band, from P.Gmc. *khrengaz (Cf. O.N. hringr, O.Fris. hring, Ger. Ring), lit. something curved, from PIE root * (s)ker to turn, bend (Cf. L. curvus bent, curved, crispus curly; O.C.S. kragu … Etymology dictionary
