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DING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

Synonyms:

dent; ding; gouge; nick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ding" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ding"):

dig (a small gouge (as in the cover of a book))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A ringing sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ding" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go 'ding dong', like a bell

Synonyms:

ding; dingdong; dong

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "ding" is one way to...):

peal; ring (sound loudly and sonorously)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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