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| ring2 |
When you ring a bell, you hit it or move it in some way so that it makes its sound. [1/8 definitions] |
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When a clock strikes a certain time, it makes a certain number of sounds that tell people what time it is. Modern clocks don't usually do this, but old clocks, or clocks of an old style, might ring a bell for each number of hours of the time. For example, the clock's bell will ring three times if it's three o'clock. [1/13 definitions] |
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