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noun (plural rings) |
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1. band: a durable circular band of something, especially a small band made of a particular material or for some special use
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2. circular piece of jewelry: a band, usually made of precious metal and often engraved or mounted with gemstones, worn as an ornament, especially around a finger
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3. encircling mark: an outline, mark, or figure in the shape of a circle
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often used in the plural
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4. circle: a circular arrangement of people or objects
  a ring of chairs
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5. circular motion: a movement of steps, especially by people skipping or dancing, that goes around in a continuous circle
dancing in a ring
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6. group of people operating dishonestly: an organized group of people who work together in a dishonest or unethical way
a gambling ring
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7. circular area for performance: a round stage or piece of ground, usually surrounded by seating, on which a spectator event such as a circus or a theatrical performance takes place
a small circus of only one ring
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8. platform for boxing or wrestling: a raised square roped platform on which a boxing or wrestling match takes place
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9. boxing: the sport of boxing
choose the ring as a career
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10. sports
Same as bullring
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11. competition: a competition or contest, especially a political one
still debating whether to enter the ring
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12. agriculture enclosure for livestock at fair: an enclosure at a fair in which livestock are shown, paraded, or auctioned
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13. astronomy band of matter circling planet: a band of dust, particles, and small bodies revolving around a planet. Such bands are known to circle Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.
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14. trees
Same as growth ring
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15. turn of spiral: a single turn of a spiral
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16. chemistry closed loop of atoms: a collection of bound atoms represented graphically in cyclic form
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17. mathematics set of mathematical elements: a set of elements that is associative under multiplication and distributive under addition
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18. mathematics space between circles: a space between two concentric circles
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plural noun rings |
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gymnastic apparatus: a pair of metal rings that are suspended from a ceiling and used to perform gymnastic routines
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transitive verb (past and past participle ringed, present participle ring·ing, 3rd person present singular rings) |
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1. encircle something: to form a circle, or move in a circle, around something
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often passive
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We were ringed by the herd of cattle.
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2. U.S. leisure encircle something with ring: to throw a ring or horseshoe so that it encircles a peg or stake
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| [ Old English hring< Indo-European, "to curl"] |
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run rings around somebody to be effortlessly superior in intelligence, skill, or performance to somebody else (informal)
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