rang
1
[ rang ]
/ ræŋ /
verb
simple past tense of ring2.
Words nearby rang
randwick,
randy,
ranee,
ranelagh gardens,
ranfurly shield,
rang,
ranga,
rangatira,
rangatiratanga,
range,
range finder
Definition for rang (2 of 4)
rang
2
[ rang ]
/ ræŋ /
noun Informal.
a boomerang.
Origin of rang
2
by shortening
Definition for rang (3 of 4)
ring
1
[ ring ]
/ rɪŋ /
noun
verb (used with object), ringed, ring·ing.
verb (used without object), ringed, ring·ing.
to form a ring or rings.
to move in a ring or a constantly curving course: The road rings around the mountain.
Origin of ring
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
hring; cognate with Dutch, German
ring, Old Norse
hringr; akin to
rank1
synonym study for ring
12.
Ring,
clique are terms applied with disapproving connotations to groups of persons.
Ring suggests a small and intimately related group, combined for selfish and often dishonest purposes:
a gambling ring. A
clique is a small group that prides itself on its congeniality and exclusiveness:
cliques in a school.
OTHER WORDS FROM ring
ring·less, adjective ring·like, adjectiveDefinition for rang (4 of 4)
Origin of ring
2
before 900; Middle English
ringen, Old English
hringan; cognate with Old Norse
hringja, German
ringen
OTHER WORDS FROM ring
ring·ing·ly, adverb ring·ing·ness, nounExample sentences from the Web for rang
British Dictionary definitions for rang (1 of 3)
undefined rang
See
ring 2
British Dictionary definitions for rang (2 of 3)
ring
1
/ (rɪŋ) /
noun
verb rings, ringing or ringed (tr)
Word Origin for ring
Old English
hring; related to Old Norse
hringr
British Dictionary definitions for rang (3 of 3)
ring
2
/ (rɪŋ) /
verb rings, ringing, rang or rung
noun
Word Origin for ring
Old English
hringan; related to Old High German
hringen Old Norse
hringja
usage for ring
Rang and
sang are the correct forms of the past tenses of
ring and
sing, although
rung and
sung are still heard informally and dialectally:
he rung (
rang)
the bell
Medical definitions for rang
ring
[ rĭng ]
n.
A circular object, form, or arrangement with a vacant circular center.
The area between two concentric circles; annulus.
A group of atoms linked by bonds that may be represented graphically in circular or triangular form.
Scientific definitions for rang
ring
[ rĭng ]
A set of elements subject to the operations of addition and multiplication, in which the set is an abelian group under addition and associative under multiplication and in which the two operations are related by distributive laws.
A group of atoms linked by bonds that may be represented graphically in circular or triangular form. Benzene, for example, contains a ring of six carbon atoms. All cyclic compounds contain one or more rings. See annulus.
See growth ring.
Idioms and Phrases with rang
ring