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ring(4)(dictionary)

ring(4) (iou)



ring verb2. Pa. t. & pple ringed. LME.
[from RING noun1.]
I.
verb trans.
a. Put a ring through the nose of (an animal) to control its behaviour. LME.
b. Put a ring on the leg of (a bird etc.) to aid subsequent identification. E20.
verb trans. Adorn (a finger etc.) with a ring or rings. rare. LME.
fig.: Shakespeare King John I will..ring these fingers with thy household worms.
verb trans. Attach rings to (a mare) in such a way as to prevent covering by a stallion. E17-E18.
verb trans.
a. Mark (a tree) with a ring of colour. M18.
b. Strip (a tree) of a band of bark, in order to kill the tree or to check rapid growth. E19.
verb trans. Provide (a wheel) with an iron tyre. Now rare or obsolete exc. Scot. E19.
verb trans. Cut (a vegetable, fruit, etc.) into rings. M19.
verb trans. Draw a circle round (a printed date etc.) so as to focus attention on it. L20.
Times She..has probably already ringed a date..for the election.
II.
verb intrans.
a. Make a circle; gather in a ring. Usu. foll. by about, round. Now rare. L15.
E. B. Browning We should see the spirits ringing Round thee.
b. Of cattle: move or mill round in a circle. Austral. & S. Afr. M19.
c. (Of a bird) rise spirally in flight; (of a stag, fox, etc.) take a circular course when hunted. L19.
B. Hines The hawk..began to ring up high over the hawthorn hedge.
verb trans. Surround, encircle; form a ring round the edge of; hem in. Also foll. by round, about. L16.
M. Holroyd An aggressive shyness ringed him about like some fortress. G. Daly The ballroom was ringed with chairs. Japan Times The presidential building, ringed by barbed wire and hundreds of police.
b. Enclose (cattle or game) in a circle by riding or beating round them. M19.
verb trans. Place or fasten (a ring or ring-shaped object) round something. rare. L18.
Phrases: ring the shed Austral. slang beat all the shearers of a particular shed at sheep-shearing.
Comb.: ringbark verb trans. & intrans. remove a ring of bark from (a tree) in order to kill the tree or to check rapid growth.