n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to provide with a bell
2 : to flare the end of (as a tube) into the shape of a bell
intransitive verb : to take the form of a bell : FLARE
– bell the cat : to do a daring or risky deed
n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to provide with a bell
2 : to flare the end of (as a tube) into the shape of a bell
intransitive verb : to take the form of a bell : FLARE
– bell the cat : to do a daring or risky deed
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012