rings

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of ring. Use this when you mean more than one ring.

   She wears two thin gold rings on her left hand.

   You can count the rings inside a tree trunk to guess its age.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of ring. Use this with he, she, or it.

   She rings the bell every morning to start class.

   The phone rings whenever he forgets to silence it.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   A gymnastics event in which an athlete grips two hanging hoops and performs strength and balance moves.

   Like doing pull-ups, but on two hanging hoops that swing if you move.

   He won a gold medal on the rings at the championships.

   Holding yourself still on the rings takes a lot of arm strength.

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4. 4
   noununcountableplural

   A traditional Irish game where players throw rings to land them on hooks.

   Like a ring toss at a fair, where you throw rings to catch them on a peg.

   On Sunday afternoons the whole family plays rings in the backyard.

   He scored the most points and won the game of rings.

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5. 5
   nounpluralabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of still rings. The two hanging hoops gymnasts hold while doing strength moves.

   The coach told him to warm up on the rings before his routine.

   Her favorite event is the rings, where she shows off her strength.

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