Sekirov Dictionary

ring out

verb 5
noun 1
forms 6

verb5

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To sound clearly and loudly.
- Suddenly, a shot rang out and someone screamed.
•
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
- You can ring out if you dial 9 first and wait for the tone before dialling the number.
•
To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback.
- The objective of ringing-out a system is (believe it or not) to get as many frequencies as possible to ring at the same time as the system goes past its gain-before-feedback limit. — 1996
To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning.
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To eliminate the middlemen in a circular pattern of transactions.
- By section 7 a penalty is provided for any “ringing out” of contracts for future delivery. — 1894

noun1

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A win in a fighting game obtained by throwing one's opponent out of the arena.
- Even when Heihachi doesn't score a ring out with these combos, almost half of an enemy's health disappears […] — 2003

forms

ringed out · rang out · rung out · ringing out · rings out · ring outs

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