ring

1 a group involved in secret or criminal activities a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills Synonyms of ¹ring cabal, conspiracy, crew, gang, Mafia, mob, syndicate Words Related to ¹ring bunch, circle, clan, clique, coterie, coven, crowd, galère, lot, network, pack, set; junta, oligarchy

2 a circular strip a metal ring encircled the barrel Synonyms of ¹ring band, circle, eye, hoop, loop, round Words Related to ¹ring belt, cincture, collar, girdle; wreath; annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

3 a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a gaming ring that meets once a week to play Synonyms of ¹ring body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, setWords Related to ¹ring charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, unionNear Antonyms of ¹ring loner; individualist

4 something with a perfectly round circumference the coffee cup left a ring on the table Synonyms of ¹ring cirque, ring, round, roundelWords Related to ¹ring circlet, ringlet; ellipse, loop, oval; ball, globe, orb, sphere

a communication by telephone give me a ring when you're ready to go Synonyms of ²ring buzz, ringWords Related to ²ring callback, cold call, conference call, message, toll call, voice mail

1 to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park Synonyms of ¹ring circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring, wreatheWords Related to ¹ring circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall; beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

2 to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block Synonyms of ¹ring circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, girdle, orbit, ring, roundWords Related to ¹ring circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates I didn't hear the doorbell ring Synonyms of ²ring bong, chime, knell, peal, toll Words Related to ²ring chink, clang, clank, clash, clink, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, jingle, ping, plink, plunk (or plonk), tang, tingle, tinkle; echo, resonate, resound, reverberate