ring [ˈrɪŋ]

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¹ ring noun

• a piece of jewelry that is worn usually on a finger
• a piece of jewelry that is shaped like a circle and worn in a special hole made in the skin
• something that is shaped like a circle

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² ring verb

• to form a circle around (something or someone) : to surround (something or someone)
• to draw a circle around (something)

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³ ring verb

• to cause (an object or device, such as a bell) to make a sound
• to make a sound especially as a signal of something
• to call someone or something by ringing a bell —usually + for

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⁴ ring noun

• the sound that a bell makes
• the act of making a bell ring
• the sound that a telephone makes when someone is calling