I.
noun
1 piece of jewellery/jewelry
ADJECTIVE
▪ engagement , eternity ( esp. BrE ), promise ( esp. AmE ), purity ( esp. AmE ), signet , wedding
▪ diamond , gold , silver , etc.
▪
She wore a diamond engagement ~.
▪ belly-button , eyebrow , lip , navel , nipple , nose , tongue , etc.
▪
She had a small nose ~.
▪ pinky ( AmE )
▪ championship , Super Bowl™ (both AmE )
▪
He has earned three Super Bowl ~s in the last four years.
VERB + RING
▪ have on , sport , wear
▪
He had a signet ~ on his little finger.
▪
His right ear sported a gold ~.
▪ put on , slide on , slip on
▪
He slipped the ~ on her finger.
▪ pull off , slide off , slip off , take off
▪ exchange
▪
They exchange ~s and wedding vows.
▪ kiss
▪
She kissed the great ~ of the archbishop of Chicago.
RING + NOUN
▪ finger (= the finger next to the little finger, esp. on the left hand)
▪ box ( esp. AmE )
▪
I pulled the small ~ box out of my pocket.
2 circle
ADJECTIVE
▪ inner , innermost
▪ outer , outermost
▪ concentric
▪
The street plan of the city has evolved as a series of concentric ~s.
▪ black , dark
▪
He had dark ~s around his eyes.
▪ smoke
▪
He can blow smoke ~s.
▪ tree
▪ onion
▪
a plate of onion ~s
▪ teething
▪ napkin
VERB + RING
▪ form , stand in
▪
The children formed a ~ around their teacher.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of fire/smoke/stones
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The children sat on the floor in a ~.
3 where a performance, match, etc. takes place
ADJECTIVE
▪ boxing , bull , circus , show , wrestling
VERB + RING
▪ enter
▪
He entered the ~ wearing his usual outfit.
▪ leave
▪
Ashton left the ~ with a nasty cut to the right eye.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~ , into the ~
▪
He was back in the ~ ( = the boxing ring ) only a month after the injury.
PHRASES
▪ retire from the ~ (= stop boxing)
4 people involved in sth secret/illegal
ADJECTIVE
▪ drug ( esp. AmE ), drugs ( BrE ), money-laundering , prostitution , smuggling , spy
VERB + RING
▪ be involved in
▪ break up , bust ( esp. AmE )
▪
Customs officials have broken up a major drug ~.
5 ( BrE ) telephone call
VERB + RING
▪ give sb
▪
I'll give you a ~ once I get home.
II.
verb
Ring is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ alarm , ↑ bell , ↑ cash register , ↑ cellphone , ↑ clock , ↑ doorbell , ↑ ear , ↑ mobile phone , ↑ phone , ↑ telephone , ↑ till , ↑ viewer , ↑ voice , ↑ word
Ring is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ambulance , ↑ bell , ↑ buzzer , ↑ cash register , ↑ doorbell , ↑ hotline , ↑ number , ↑ peal , ↑ reception , ↑ switchboard