ring in WordNet English dictionary

1. a toroidal shape
   "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
   ring  halo  annulus  doughnut  anchor ring 
   
2. 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"
   ring  band 
   
3. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
   band  ring 
   
4. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
   closed chain  ring 
   
5. an association of criminals
   "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
   gang  pack  ring  mob 
   
6. 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"
   hoop  ring 
   
7. a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
   ring 
   
8. a characteristic sound
   "it has the ring of sincerity"
   ring 
   
9. 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"--E. A. Poe
   ring  ringing  tintinnabulation 
   

1. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
   ring  band 
   
2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   "The forest surrounds my property"
   surround  environ  ring  skirt  border 
   
3. 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"
   call  telephone  call up  phone  ring 
   
4. ring or echo with sound
   "the hall resounded with laughter"
   resound  echo  ring  reverberate 
   
5. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
   "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
   ring  knell 
   
6. sound loudly and sonorously
   "the bells rang"
   ring  peal