ding
[verb]
Synonyms: strike, biff, catch, clout, devel, hit, nail, slosh, sock, whack, surpass, bang, beat, best, better, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outshine
[noun]
Synonyms: blow, bash, belt, crack, douse, slam, smack, sock, whack, whop

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I. ding noun

1. (especially North American English) a hit, especially one that causes slight damage to a car, etc.
   • ● I got a ding in my rear fender.
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2. used to represent the sound made by a bell
   • ● The lift came to a halt with a loud ‘ding’.
Word Originnoun sense 2 early 17th cent.: imitative. noun sense 1 Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish dà¦nge ‘beat, bang’.

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II. ding verb

1. [intransitive] to make a sound like a bell
   • ● The computer just dings when I press a key.
2. [transitive] ding something (North American English) to cause slight damage to a car, etc.
   • ● I dinged my passenger door.
3. [transitive] ding somebody (especially North American English) to hit somebody
   • (figurative)
     ● My department got dinged by the budget cuts.
Word Originverb sense 1 early 17th cent.: imitative. verb senses 2 to 3 Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish dà¦nge ‘beat, bang’

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