The Ring III – Loop

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

ring Noun

— A circle. The students sat in a ring. — A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe. She wore a ring on each finger. — A piece of material with the shape of a circle. The O-rings went bad on my truck. — A high sound, especially of a telephone. The ring of the phone woke me up. — The square area between four poles where people fight. He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.

ring Verb

— To make a high sound, as a phone. The phone rang. — To call someone. He rings me every Thursday.

ring Verb 2

— To form a circle around. They ringed the pair.

III Number

— III or iii is the Roman numeral for three (3). — III after a name means the third. "Pope Innocent III" is said as "Pope Innocent the third".

loop Noun

— A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed. To tie the knot, first create a loop. — A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats. My program became stuck in an infinite loop.

loop Verb

— To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop. Loop the rope over your hands. — To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop. The plane looped above us.