~ 1
■ noun
1》 a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery.
2》 Brit. informal a glass of beer.
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~re , from Arab. ~ra .
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~ 2
■ verb ( ~s , ~ring , ~red )
1》 send a painful or uncomfortable shock through (a part of the body).
↘strike against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt.
2》 have a disturbing or incongruous effect.
■ noun an instance of ~ring.
Derivatives
~ring adjective
~ringly adverb
Origin
C15 (as a noun in the sense 'disagreement, dispute'): prob. imitative.
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~ 3
■ noun (in phr. on the ~ ) informal or dialect a~.
Origin
C17: later form of obs. char 'turn' (see also a~ and charwoman ).