1. One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
   "He carefully tested each rung before climbing higher on the old wooden ladder";
   - rundle, spoke
    
2. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair
   "He rested his feet on the bottom rung of the stool";
   - round, stave

1. Sound loudly and sonorously
   "the bells rang";
   - peal
    
2. Fill for a short time with sound and echoes
   "the hall rang with laughter";
   - resound, echo, reverberate
    
3. Make a bell, alarm or buzzer etc. sound
   "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
    
4. Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   "I tried to ring you all night";
   - call, telephone, call up, phone
    
5. Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   "The forest rings my property";
   - surround, environ, skirt, border
    
6. Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   "ring birds";
   - band
    
7. (of ears) experience or be filled with a continuous buzzing sound
   "My ears were ringing after the concert"

Derived forms: rungs

Type of: adjoin, attach, contact, crosspiece, go, meet, sound, telecommunicate, touch

Part of: feeding chair, folding chair, highchair, ladder, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair

Encyclopedia: Rung, George