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[Language: Old English; Origin: belle]
a piece of electrical equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone's attention
ring/press the bell
::He rang the bell and waited for someone to answer the door.
::She walked up the path and rang the door bell .
a bell rings/goes
::The bell went and everyone rushed out of the classroom.

a hollow metal object like a cup with a piece of metal hanging inside it, which makes a ringing noise when it moves or you shake it
::church bells
give sb a bell
BrE spoken to telephone someone
::I must give Vicky a bell later.
something that is shaped like a bell
::the bell of a flower
-see also alarm bells ring at alarm 1 (5), as clear as a bell at clear 1 (10), diving bell , ring a bell at ring 2 (4)