chime vs ring out

chime

verb
  • To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. 

  • To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. 

  • To make the sound of a chime. 

  • To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. 

  • To agree; to correspond. 

noun
  • A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell. 

  • The sound of such an instrument or device. 

  • An individual ringing component of such a set. 

  • A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. 

  • A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. 

ring out

verb
  • To sound clearly and loudly. 

  • To eliminate the middlemen in a circular pattern of transactions. 

  • To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number. 

  • To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback. 

  • To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning. 

noun
  • A win in a fighting game obtained by throwing one's opponent out of the arena. 

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