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DING
dent, ding, gouge, nick
(noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
ding
(noun) a ringing sound
ding, dong, dingdong
(verb) go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Ding
(historical Chinese geography) A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou.
(historical Chinese geography) A county of Republican China in Hebei Province.
Synonyms
• (prefecture): Dingzhou
• (county): Dingxian
Etymology 1
Noun
ding (plural dings)
(informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
(colloquial) A rejection.
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past (obsolete) dang or dinged, past participle (obsolete) dung or dinged)
(transitive) To hit or strike.
To dash; to throw violently.
(transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
(transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
(transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
Etymology 2
Noun
ding (plural dings)
The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
(colloquial, RPG, especially, video games) The act of levelling up.
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past and past participle dinged)
(intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
(transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
(intransitive, colloquial, RPG, especially, video games) To level up.
Etymology 3
Noun
ding (plural dings or ding)
An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
Source: Wiktionary
Ding, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinged, Dang (Obs.), or Dung (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Dinging.] Etym: [OE. dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat, hammer, Sw. dänga, G. dengeln.]
1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.] To ding the book a coit's distance from him. Milton.
2. To cause to sound or ring. To ding (anything) in one's ears, to impress one by noisy repetition, as if by hammering.
Ding, v. i.
1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.] Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. Piers Plowman.
2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang. The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes. W. Irving.
3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to bluster. [Low]
Ding, n.
Definition: A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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