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7 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rung \Rung\, imp. & p. p. of {Ring}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the rounds of a ladder. [1913 Webster] 3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. [1913 Webster] The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] 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
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