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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rang \Rang\ (r[a^]ng),
     imp. of Ring, v. t. & i.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Rang (r[a^]ng) or Rung
     (r[u^]ng); p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.] [AS.
     hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.
     ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
     1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic
        body; as, to ring a bell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,
              Hath rung night's yawning peal.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of
        bells.
  
     To ring the changes upon. See under Change.
  
     To ring in or To ring out, to usher, attend on, or
        celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the
        old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.
  
     To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing
        the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or
        danger. --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Rang (r[a^]ng) or Rung
     (r[u^]ng); p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.] [AS.
     hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.
     ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
     1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic
        body; as, to ring a bell.
  
     2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
  
              The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath
              rung night's yawning peal.            --Shak.
  
     3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
  
     To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of
        bells.
  
     To ring the changes upon. See under Change.
  
     To ring in or out, to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by
        the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and
        ring in the new. --Tennyson.
  
     To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing
        the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or
        danger. --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rang \Rang\,
     imp. of Ring, v. t. & i.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ring
       n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
       2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo
          of smoke" [syn: halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor
          ring]
       3: 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"
          [syn: hoop]
       4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a
          closed loop [syn: closed chain] [ant: open chain]
       5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the
          gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, mob]
       6: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the
          church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the
          tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the
          ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: ringing,
           tintinnabulation]
       7: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants
          box or wrestle
       8: 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" [syn: band]
       9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to
          identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: band]
       v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: peal]
       2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
          [syn: resound, echo, reverberate]
       3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical
          edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every
          Sunday at the local church" [syn: knell]
       4: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river
          encircles the village" [syn: surround, environ, encircle,
           circle, round]
       5: 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" [syn: call, telephone,
           call up, phone]
       6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring
          birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory
          patterns" [syn: band]
       [also: rung, rang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rang
       See ring

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -rang
     Garo suf.
     (ngd: plural suffix)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     Danish n.
     1 rank
     2 precedence
     Dutch n.
     rank
     Garo n.
     gong
     Hungarian n.
     1 rank
     2 place, standing, status (in society)
     Khalaj n.
     colour
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en rank)
     Romanian n.
     rank
     Swedish n.
     1 c rank, status
     2 c top tier
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv ringa  past ind)
     vb.
     (en-simple past of: ring) (qualifier: only in senses related to a
  bell — etymology 2)
     Zazaki n.
     color

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rang
     Hunsrik n.
     (rfdef: hrx)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     vb.
     (en-simple past of: ring) (qualifier: only in senses related to a
  bell — etymology 2)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     Danish n.
     1 rank
     2 precedence
     Dutch n.
     rank
     German vb.
     (verb form of de ringen  1//3 s pret)
     Irish n.
     1 rank
     2 # row, line
     3 # order, station
     4 (lb ga education biology) class
     Irish n.
     1 (alternative form of ga reang  loin)
     2 (alternative form of ga reang  scar; crease, wrinkle)
     Irish n.
     (alternative form of ga runga  rung)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en rank)
     Romani n.
     colour
     Uzbek n.
     color

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Rang
     German n.
     m rank

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     Danish n.
     1 rank
     2 precedence
     Dutch n.
     rank
     German vb.
     (verb form of de ringen  1//3 s pret)
     Irish n.
     1 rank
     2 # row, line
     3 # order, station
     4 (lb ga education biology) class
     Irish n.
     1 (alternative form of ga reang  loin)
     2 (alternative form of ga reang  scar; crease, wrinkle)
     Irish n.
     (alternative form of ga runga  rung)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en rank)
     vb.
     (en-simple past of: ring) (qualifier: only in senses related to a
  bell — etymology 2)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Rang
     German n.
     m rank

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     Ranska n.
     1 (yhteys sodankäynti k=fr) rivi
     2 rankki, arvoaste, luokitus
     Romania n.
     asema, arvoasema, arvoaste, rankki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     Tyska vb.
     (böjning de verb ringen); (''sv:'' brottas)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rang
     Tyska n.
     1 rang, ställning, klass
     2 (tagg teater kat=ä-omljud språk=de) läktare

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  rang
     n.
     plats eller ställning som någon eller något har i förhållande till
  andra (av samma art) på grund av sin betydelse, sitt värde, sina
  förtjänster eller dylikt
     vb.
     (böjning sv verb ringa)