a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor" "a halo of smoke"
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"
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loopan association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang" "a pack of thieves"
the sound of a bell ringing; "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"
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestlejewelry 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 strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)