ring up
To telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please ring me up when you get home.”
“If you have any questions about the meeting, feel free to ring me up later this afternoon.”
“Although she had not spoken to her old friend in years, she decided to ring her up to share the unexpected news.”
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give someone a ring
To place a telephone call to someone.
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hold the ring
To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.
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kiss someone's ring
To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
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make the welkin ring
To celebrate or revel.
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ring a bell
To seem at least vaguely familiar.
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ring down the curtain
To end something.
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ring false
To seem to be incorrect, or implausible.
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ring hollow
To seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.
Last updated August 10, 2026