ring

/rɪŋ/ noun [C]

Definition

JEWELLERY › a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a wedding ring a gold ring

CIRCLE › something that is the shape of a circle: The children sat in a ring around the teacher.

SOUND › the sound a bell makes: The ring of the doorbell woke him up.

a crime/drug/spy, etc ring › a group of people who are involved in an illegal activity together

a boxing/circus ring › an area with seats around it where boxers (= people fighting) or people in a circus (= show) perform

give sb a ring UK › to telephone someone: If you want anything, just give me a ring. → See also key ring

(Definition of ring noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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