~ 1
■ noun
1》 a bell or a metal bar or tube tuned and used in a set to produce melodious ringing sounds when struck.
↘a sound made by such an instrument.
2》 Bell-ringing a stroke of the clapper against one or both sides of a scarcely moving bell.
■ verb
1》 (of a bell or clock) make ~s.
2》 ( ~ with ) Brit. be in agreement with.
3》 ( ~ in ) interject a remark.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME (in the senses 'cymbal' and 'ring out'): prob. from OE cimbal (see cymbal ), later interpreted as ~ bell .
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~ 2
(also chimb )
■ noun the projecting rim at the end of a cask.
Origin
ME: prob. from an OE word related to Du. kim and Ger. Kimme ; cf. chine 3 .