ADJ
- engagement, eternity, signet, wedding
- diamond, gold, etc.
- She wore a diamond engagement ring
VERB + RING
- have on, wear
- He had a signet ring on his little finger
- put on
- take off
RING + NOUN
- finger (= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand)
ADJ
- inner
- outer
- concentric
- The street plan of the city has evolved as a series of concentric rings
- black, dark
- He had dark rings around his eyes
- smoke, tree
- to blow smoke rings
VERB + RING
- form, stand in
- The children formed a ring around their teacher
PREP
- in a/the ~
- The children sat on the floor in a ring
ADJ
- boxing, bull, circus, show, wrestling
PREP
- in/into the ~
- He was back in the ring (= the boxing ring) only a month after the injury
PHRASES
- retire from the ring (= stop boxing)
VERB + RING
- be involved in
- break up
- Customs officials have broken up a major drugs ring
VERB + RING
- give sb
- I'll give you a ring once I get home
