Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rung
2 senses of rung
Sense 1
rung, round, stave -- (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)
=> crosspiece -- (a transverse brace)
Sense 2
rundle, spoke, rung -- (one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder)
=> crosspiece -- (a transverse brace)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ring
6 senses of ring
Sense 1
ring, peal -- (sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang")
=> sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
Phrasal Verb-> ring out#1
Sense 2
resound, echo, ring, reverberate -- (ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter")
=> sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
Sense 3
ring, knell -- (make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church")
=> sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note")
Sense 4
call, telephone, call up, phone, ring -- (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning")
=> telecommunicate -- (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)
Sense 5
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border -- (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property")
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact -- (be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point")
Sense 6
ring, band -- (attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns")
=> attach -- (cause to be attached)