# rings

Pronunciation: say "RINGZ" /ɹɪŋz/

## Noun

1. Plural of ring. — plural of ring
   - Simple: Plural of ring. Use this when you mean more than one ring.
   - _The carpenter counted the rings to estimate how old the oak was._
   - _The five interlocking rings of the Olympic emblem are recognized worldwide._
3. A gymnastics apparatus and discipline using two rings suspended by straps from an overhead bar, on which an athlete performs strength and hold elements.
   - Simple: A gymnastics event in which an athlete grips two hanging hoops and performs strength and balance moves.
   - _The Olympic champion scored highest on the rings with a flawless iron cross._
   - _Competitors on the rings must keep the apparatus from swinging during each hold._
4. A traditional Irish game in which players throw rings at a board, aiming to land them on hooks.
   - Simple: A traditional Irish game where players throw rings to land them on hooks.
   - _Most evenings the regulars at the pub challenge each other to a game of rings._
   - _Rings is harder than it looks, since the hooks reward a careful underarm throw._
5. Short form of still rings. — Ellipsis of still rings.
   - Simple: Short form of still rings. The two hanging hoops gymnasts hold while doing strength moves.
   - _He chalked his hands before mounting the rings for his final routine._
   - _The gymnast dismounted from the rings with a clean double backflip._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of ring. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ring
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of ring. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _The church bell rings across the valley at noon._
   - _His voice rings with confidence whenever he addresses the crowd._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rings (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).