S: (n) hoop, ring (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"
S: (n) closed chain, ring ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
S: (n) gang, pack, ring, mob (an association of criminals) "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
S: (n) ring, ringing, tintinnabulation (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
S: (n) ring (a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle)
S: (n) ring, band (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"
S: (n) band, ring (a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration))
Verb
S: (v) ring, peal (sound loudly and sonorously) "the bells rang"
S: (v) ring, knell (make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification) "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
S: (v) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring (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"