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A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

A crosspiece between legs of a chair.

A position in a hierarchy.

Example: the lowest rung of the society

A floor timber in a ship.

Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.

Example: The bells were ringing in the town.

To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.

Example: The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.

To produce (a sound) by ringing.

Example: They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells.

To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.

Example: Whose mobile phone is ringing?

Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.