hook ring
1ring off the hook — phrasal : to ring frequently or constantly with incoming calls the phone rang off the hook for 20 hours a day Milt Pappas * * * (of a telephone) be constantly ringing due to a large number of incoming calls * * * ring off the hook see ↑ring, 3 •… …
2ring — A designated area on the exchange floor where traders and brokers stand while executing trades. Instead of rings, some exchanges use pits. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The term used to describe the area on the trading floor of the LME in… …
3ring off the hook — US ► COMMUNICATIONS if a phone is ringing off the hook, it rings a lot of times: »His phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from people who want him to do work for them. Main Entry: ↑ring …
4Ring ni Kakero — リングにかけろ (Ringu ni kakero) Genre Sport (Boxe) Manga : Ring ni Kakero Type Shōnen Auteur Masami Kurumada Éditeur …
5Ring ni kakero — リングにかけろ (Ringu ni kakero) Genre Sport (Boxe) Manga : Ring ni Kakero Type Shōnen Auteur Masami Kurumada Éditeur …
6hook and eye — n [U] a small metal hook and ring used for fastening clothes …
7hook — [[t]h ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ hooks, hooking, hooked 1) N COUNT A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up. One of his jackets hung from a hook. ...curtain hooks... He felt a fish pull at… …
8Hook (diacritic) — For other meanings of hook, see Hook (disambiguation). ̉ Hook Diacritics accent acute …
9hook — 1) a bent piece of wire with its tip sharpened and often a barb below the tip, used to catch fish. Available in many sizes and styles, variously numbered and named. May be single, double or treble but all these are counted as one hook in angling… …
10ring off the hook — in. [for a telephone] to ring endlessly or constantly. □ The phone was ringing off the hook when I came in. □ We’ve been busy today. The phone’s been ringing off the hook …