Meaning

5 senses
  1. To sound clearly and loudly.

    Suddenly, a shot rang out and someone screamed.

    sound loudly

  2. To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.

    You can ring out if you dial 9 first and wait for the tone before dialling the number.

  3. To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback.

  4. To eliminate the middlemen in a circular pattern of transactions.

  5. (ambitransitive)To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. Tom took the ring out of the box and put it on Mary's finger.

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  2. A shot rang out.

    Роздався постріл.

    ruРаздался выстрел.

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  3. Laughter rang out through the house.

    deLautes Lachen schallte durchs Haus.

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  4. During the night, a gunshot rang out.

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  5. When the phone rang, we were out.

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Origin

From ring (verb) + out (adverb). Calque of Japanese リングアウト (ringu auto), equivalent to En

From ring (verb) + out (adverb).

Calque of Japanese リングアウト (ringu auto), equivalent to English ring (noun) + out (verb)

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