Rung

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rung \Rung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Ring}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rung \Rung\, n. [OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin
     to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe
     a prop, support, Icel. r["o]ng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga
     a staff.]
     1. (Shipbuilding) A floor timber in a ship.
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     2. One of the rounds of a ladder.
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     3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
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     4. (Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim
        of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of
        a lantern wheel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung}
     (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] [AS.
     hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.
     ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
     1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic
        body; as, to ring a bell.
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     2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
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              The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,
              Hath rung night's yawning peal.       --Shak.
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     3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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     {To ring a peal}, to ring a set of changes on a chime of
        bells.
  
     {To ring the changes upon}. See under {Change}.
  
     {To ring in} or {To ring out}, to usher, attend on, or
        celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the
        old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.
  
     {To ring the bells backward}, to sound the chimes, reversing
        the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or
        danger. --Sir W. Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ring
       n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
       2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo
          of smoke" [syn: {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor
          ring}]
       3: 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"
          [syn: {hoop}]
       4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a
          closed loop [syn: {closed chain}] [ant: {open chain}]
       5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the
          gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {mob}]
       6: 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 [syn: {ringing},
           {tintinnabulation}]
       7: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants
          box or wrestle
       8: 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" [syn: {band}]
       9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to
          identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: {band}]
       v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: {peal}]
       2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
          [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {reverberate}]
       3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical
          edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every
          Sunday at the local church" [syn: {knell}]
       4: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river
          encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle},
           {circle}, {round}]
       5: 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" [syn: {call}, {telephone},
           {call up}, {phone}]
       6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring
          birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory
          patterns" [syn: {band}]
       [also: {rung}, {rang}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rung
       n 1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {round}, {stave}]
       2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:
           {rundle}, {spoke}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rung
       See {ring}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "rung":
     amount, caliber, compass, cut, degree, doorstep, extent, footrest,
     footstep, grade, height, interval, leap, level, mark, measure,
     notch, nuance, pas, peg, period, pitch, plane, plateau, point,
     proportion, range, ratio, reach, remove, rest, riser, round,
     rundle, scale, scope, shade, shadow, space, spoke, stage, stair,
     standard, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stint, string,
     tread