DING

Ding

A ding is an ancient Chinese vessel shape, a cauldron with legs, a lid and two facing handles. They were made in two shapes with round vessels having three legs and rectangular ones four and were used for cooking, storage and the preparation of ritual offerings to ancestors. They can be traced back as early as the Erlitou phase of Chinese history. Both ceramic and bronze ding have been found at the Erlitou site, with some ceramic ding dating back to the Xia Dynasty.

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ding

Noun

  1. Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
  2. A rejection.
    I just got my first ding letter.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A high-pitched sound of a bell, especially with wearisome continuance.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. Ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid; also called ting.

Verb

  1. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.
  2. To hit or strike.
  3. To dash; to throw violently.
  4. To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
    If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board. — BBC surfing Wales 1
  5. To fire or reject.
    His top school dinged him last week.
  6. To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty.
    My bank dinged me three bucks for using their competitor's ATM.
  7. To mishit (a golf ball).

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
  2. To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
  3. To level up


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